Rugby Runner: Ancient Roots, Modern Boots
No. of pages 208
Published: 2017
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This book is part of a book series called Rugby Spirit .
This book has been graded for interest at 9 years.
There are 208 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2017 by O'Brien Press Ltd .
Gerard Siggins was born in Dublin in 1962. Initially a sports journalist, he worked for many years in the Sunday Tribune , where he became assistant editor. He has written several books about cricket, as well as being co-author of Lansdowne Road: The Stadium; The Matches; The Greatest Days.
This book is in the following series:
the forefront of the market for a few years now and the latest offering confirms its place
* Irish Times *
I really like Gerard Siggins' books, he is a brilliant writer, just as good as JK Rowling ... I would really recommend this book, it was a great read and I really enjoyed it, I am looking forward to Ger Siggins next book now!
-- Paddy, age 11 * Seomra Ranga *
the fifth in this highly popular series about schools rugby
* Irish Mail on Sunday *
engrossing mix of schoolboy rugby tactics and match action with skulduggery and crime to a very satisfying finishing line
-- The Mail on Sunday
thrilling
-- Ireland's Own
skulduggery to make rugby fans' hearts skip a beat
-- Evening Echo
the power of Gerard's writing to get a distinctly non sporty person like myself enjoying what is a thriller filled tale is evident in this latest instalment in the rugby series ... it's going straight to my reread shelf!
-- Nayu's Reading Corner
thrilling rugby action plus ghosts plus mystery ... the latest in Gerard Siggins' Rugby Spirit series is typically filled with rugby action so vividly described that you feel you're there on the pitch ... the mix of on-pitch and off-pitch action with mystery and history is well handled and there's lots to appeal to all readers, but particularly young rugby fans
-- lovereading4kids
a cracking story that my 12 year old son rates as captivating!
-- Rugby World
