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    Books for Boys: From Burglar to Football Star: Book 13

    Ian Whybrow, Mark Beech

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    Jimmy knows he's on the wrong path, getting into the wrong crowd, but stealing is thrilling and it makes him feel smart.

    So when he gets on the wrong side of the law, he's lucky to have a big sister to rescue him and put him on the straight and narrow.

    Except Chrissie's a football nut, and she's going to get Jimmy fit and into the game. Whether he likes it or not!

    Ian Whybrow's BOOKS FOR BOYS are funny, pacy reads from one of the UK's best-loved authors - collect them all!

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    Praise for Books for Boys: From Burglar to Football Star

    • These funny, inventive, high quality stories touch on subjects dear to boys' hearts....Wonderful stuff, with plenty to please both sexes. - TES PrimaryFull of adventure and humour, these are not just for boys, but for all young readers who love aliens, heroes, football and go-karting - The London Parents GuideWacky and inventive, this is a real boys' page turner - Belfast TelegraphHigh action, high adventure and brilliant humour! - East Anglian Daily Times

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    Ian Whybrow

    Ian Whybrow

    Ian Whybrow has lived in Kent, various places in London and as far afield as Hong Kong and New York. The most important thing to him in his writing is that it reads aloud brilliantly and that there is something in it for everyone.

    Mark Beech has been working as an illustrator for over ten years, but he has scribbled all his life on anything he could get his hands on. As well as children's books, he has animated his illustrations for a picture book for the iPad, designed greetings cards and packaging, and worked in the world of advertising.

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