Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Sports & Recreation - Football

The three classic school stories. Accept no substitute.

More than forty years ago Viola Swamp slinked into Room 207 at Horace B. Smedley School and whipped Miss Nelson's terrible, rude, worst-class-in-the-whole-school students into shape. In the intervening generations since the publication of Miss Nelson Is Missing , millions of children have been fascinated by the legend of Miss Swamp. A diabolical creation from the minds of Harry G. Allard and James Marshall, Miss Nelson's alter ego illuminates the folly of misbehavior through amazing feats of disguise. And she's never been...

The First Match is the first book in Set B of Samʼs Football Stories. There are two sets, each containing six books.

Sam is football crazy. Everybody says so. Now that Eddie Ford has agreed to help Sam and his friends, they have arranged a friendly match against Parton Rovers. Sam and Danny have made the team and can hardly wait, but Sam has practised so much that he canʼt play well anymore.

What is he going to do?

Join in the fun with Sam, his friends and Eddie in their bid to overcome the problems that come...

Trouble for Foz is the second book in Set B of Samʼs Football Stories. There are two sets, each containing six books.

It was a good result. The first match ended in a 1-1 draw and everyone was pleased. Eddie has even more good news - he has managed to get the Newton Devils into a league. The new team for the first leg has been picked but some boys are unhappy. David and Foz argue and there is a scuffle.

What has happened to Fozʼs arm?

How long before he can play again?

Will he make the next match?

What about the Girls? is the third book in Set B of Samʼs Football Stories. There are two sets, each containing six books.

Sam overhears something really odd. The girls want to play football This is worrying. "Girls and football? Itʼs about as natural as me eating salad " is Dannyʼs comment. Sam is very surprised to see some of the girls at the away match, in all that rain too.

How will the boys react to the girlsʼ wish to play football?

Whatʼs Worrying Eddie? is the fourth book in Set B of Samʼs Football Stories. There are two sets, each containing six books.

When Sam and Danny arrive at school on Monday, Liza, Janey and Fran are already there playing football with the other boys. The boys are surprised at how well the girls play.

Then at the Devilsʼ first home game in the league, who is Eddie talking to?

What has happened?

Nowhere to Train is the fifth book in Set B of Samʼs Football Stories. There are two sets, each containing six books.

There is bad news for Eddie, Sam and all the others: the Scoutsʼ field had been sold. From next month, they will have nowhere to train The Newton Devils have already won two matches and drawn two in the league. They still have more to play.

What are they going to do?

Who will help?

Are We the Champions? is the sixth book in Set B of Samʼs Football Stories. There are two sets, each containing six books. With nowhere to train but having come second in the league, Eddie has entered the Devilʼs in a tournament. When a new training ground is found, everybody pitches in and helps give the hut a facelift. It is good news: everybody is happy. Whoʼs in the team for the tournament? What happens in the matches? Who ARE the champions?

"I see dead dogs."

As a toddler, Jamie's pulled from the clutches of death by his loving dog Sal. His awakening gives him the ability to see ghost dogs. Growing up with this gift has its ups and downs. Among those are harsh conversations, difficult choices, and a unique responsibility to do something good.

Understanding why will always be a curiosity. Doing the right thing may come at a cost.

The Ryley Series is a collection of elementary reading books about sports, teamwork, gender roles and aspirations written especially for children. These easy-to-read picture books will follow the modern-day lives of Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, their ten year old son Ian and, of course, their precocious eight year old daughter Ryley.

In each book Ryley, Ian, and/or another family member or friend will find themselves in an adventure revolving around a particular sport. These family-oriented stories feature different sports as part of the adventure, but not necessarily the primary focus....

Halloween Night is fast approaching, but the pumpkins still haven't been picked from the patch. Discover the story of how all the pumpkins join together to make sure they get decorated in time for trick or treat.

In "The Pumpkin Pies and The Pumpkin Puddings" we learn how important teamwork is and how the unnoticed natural world around us can create the biggest and best surprises of all.