Justin is not happy about giving up his room when Grandad comes to live with the family. He starts a war of attrition - the cat in the bed, salt in the sugar bowl, continuous occupation of the loo, in fact anything to drive Grandad away. Justin doesn't want his Grandad getting in the way of the Family Football Match. But when Dad is accidentally injured before the big game (a result of one of Grandad's strikes against Justin), it is Grandad who steps onto the pitch, plays a blinder and helps their team win the Match. The war of attrition is over and Justin and his Grandad become firm allies - even when Grandad decides to move out and live in own flat after all.

 

This book is part of a book series called Puffin Fiction .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Nick Ward is the author of Giant and Ride the Black Horse, both published by Oxford. Bernard John Ashley is a British author of books for children and young adults. He has won 'The Other' award and has been a commended runner up for the Carnegie medal three times.