Footie-mad Wasim and his team mates enter the local football competition. But after an incident at the local mosque and a fight involving Wasim's older brother, the teams become split between white and Asian boys. In an exciting climax, Wasim and the surprise celebrity at the competition, an international boxing champion from their area, cleverly diffuse a tense situation. Also available: Wasim's Challenge (ISBN 9781847800565) Wasim the Wanderer (ISBN 9781845077457) Wasim One Star (ISBN 9781847801081)

 

This book has been graded for interest at 8-11 years.

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Frances Lincoln Ebooks .

Chris Ashley, the son of children's book writer Bernard Ashley, was born in south-east London and his childhood was dominated by sport and children's books. He trained as a teacher and began writing in the 1980s. He is the head teacher of a school in Bury.