Presenting an account of youth soccer from a range of perspectives, this book discusses themes such as child protection, children and the role of family, children and the 'football family', ethical dilemmas and the changing culture of football. It also presents research into the experience of a range of stakeholders in the youth game.

Meg was fifteen years old when she wound up in Gunya, the infamous psychiatric institution for the rich and famous. Quite an achievement, especially for one who's convinced she's only half nutty. It was never Meg's idea of 'fun' to share her life with an underage pornstar, a prodigal junior-Olympian or a drug-addicted criminal; but when you're electively mute and can't remember why, you're not given many choices. The disappearance of a local girl Meg's age brings the quirky group together in a race against time to solve the crime before the authorities. Suddenly, the torture of being...

More alone than any man should be, a widowed lumber baron struggles with his loss while his precocious daughter goes without answers or family. Until Violet arrives. Woman and child discover frogs, friendship and family as hidden journals solve a mystery and Violet finds love.

Henry Noble carries a heavy load. For the two years since the disappearance of his father he has toiled as the family's chief breadwinner. Protector of his mother and two obnoxious younger brothers he finds himself trapped in the drudgery of a boring job counting the King's gold, all the while dreaming of a life of magic and wizardry. When a glimmer of light appears, he snatches at it only to stumble into treachery and deceit. Henry and his timid friend Peter are forced to embark upon the scariest journey of their lives. Secretly wishing their fearless friend D.C. was with them, their dread...