Arrgh! Archie's been banned from playing football by his mum, can he use his sister and best friend to get back on that pitch without them knowing it? Bridging the gap between picture and longer books, this title is suitable for reluctant readers.

 

This book features in the following series: Comix, Comix Series .

There are 64 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2002 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Michael Hardcastle has a passion for sports, whether it be tennis, motorcross, horse racing or basketball, and has written over 90 sports books for young people. However, he is best-known for his football titles - ranging from Soccer Star, published by Egmont, to the Shoot Out series for Faber. Suzanne Carnell is an experienced children's book editor. She lives in south-west London. Michael Reid was trained at Liverpool School of Art and has illustrated many books for children, including A Treasury of Stories for Eight Year Olds (Kingfisher) and the Puppy Patrol series (Macmillan). He lives in the Wirral with his wife and one cat.