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| Great story for sporty people, boys, and girls who are neither of the latter. |
February 2017, O'Brien Press, 208 pages, Paperback, Review copy
Summary from O'Brien Press
Eoin
Madden is captain of the Junior Cup team, training with Leinster and
aiming for Ireland's Under 16 World Cup team. He also has to deal with
grumpy friends, teachers piling on the homework – AND a ghost on a
mission that goes back to the very origins of the game of rugby.
Books, crooks and rucks - it’s all to play for this term!
Nayu's thoughts
This is for those who love rugby like Eoin does,
and those who take notice of it like me. The power of Gerard's
writing to get a distinctly non sporty person like myself enjoying
what is a thriller filled tale is evident in this latest installment
in the rugby series. I still have no clue what a conversion is, and
don't care to know. Yes there is a lot of rugby talk and tactics but
I ignored that. I've read a few of the other books in the series & enjoyed them, but for some reason I can't find the reviews - sorry!
I love the team spirit (and lack of) that Eoin
encounters as he dives deeper into the world of professional rugby. He finds
it a bit of a challenge, which had him digging deep to carry on
despite having his confidence knocked when he thought he'd done well.
I loved the boarding school commaraderie, the strict lifestyle rules
Eoin has to abide by. It was hard when he had issues with his best
friend, who was being a prime example of an idiot. Eoin had to deal
with arrogant so and sos who think they are the best because of their
connections. Then there are the ghosts who in part are why Eoin gets
into trouble, but also help him do what's right.
I enjoyed the fact
that another occupation is open to Eoin if he doesn't go pro at
rugby. It's exciting being part of a police operation!! Also boring,
and the repercussions aren't good for Eoin, but he pulls through and
I'm proud of what he did, thanks to some ghosts who are the opposite
of scary.
I think it's possible to read any book in the series
without reading the rest, as previous info is woven in the start - I
have memory issues so these help remind me of previous adventures.
It's going straight to my reread shelf!
Suggested read
Another great sporty read is The Secret at Haney Field by R M Clark + Author Interview (Children’s, 9 years +, 9/10E)
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