Football-mad Max hasn''t seen his dad since he was a baby. But when they do meet Max is a bit disappointed. His dad knows nothing about football - he''s a cricket fan. Things get worse when Max sees him break into someone''s house. What''s he up to?'

 

 

This book features in the following series: Orchard, Orchard Red Apple .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published in 2000 by Hachette Children's Group .

Malaika Rose Stanley grew up in Birmingham. She has worked as a teacher in Zambia, Uganda, Germany, Switzerland and Britain. She is now a full-time writer and the Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the London College of Fashion. She also runs creativity and writing workshops for children and adults. Her publications for Tamarind include Baby Ruby Bawled, Miss Bubble's Troubles and Spike and Ali Enson. Malaika enjoys travel, singing, reading, ballet and football. She lives in North London near her grown-up sons.