What a shot! This is the perfect book for any sports enthusiast: a unique selection of over twenty stories and extracts about the thrilling world of sport. From the nail-biting anxiety of being picked for the school team to the glory of an Olympic gold, here are stories of personal achievement, of teams pulling together, competition, failure and success! With classic stories about sporting achievement by the best writers, this collection is a surefire winner!

 

This book is part of a book series called Red Hot Reads .

There are 224 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2005 by Pan Macmillan .

Alan Durant is an established children's author who has written several books for young adults as well as fiction for young children, picture books and poetry. He has previously compiled Red Hot Reads: Vampire Stories for Kingfisher. He lives in Surrey. David Kearney, a talented black-and-white line artist with particular expertise in sports provides a full-page, action-packed illustration for each story. Alan Durant is the author of books for a wide age-range, from picture books such as Burger Boy to top-end teenage thrillers. He also writes prize-winning poetry.