David's finding it tough fitting in at his new school. All he wants to do is be the goalie on the school team like he was before. But Nick, the current school goalie, has killed off any hope of that. Walking home through the town's abandoned football stadium one night, David meets a stranger who will change his life forever. But will David's dream of finding a team to kick about with turn into a living nightmare? Highly readable, exciting books that take the struggle out of reading, Wired encourages and supports reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers or those with English as an additional language aged 11+, at a manageable length (64 pages) and reading level (8+). Produced in association with reading experts at CatchUp, a charity which aims to address underachievement caused by literacy and numeracy difficulties.

 

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

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Robert Dodds grew up in Yorkshire and Kent. He is a senior lecturer at the Edinburgh College of Art. He studied English at Oxford, and has taught in Mexico. His short stories have been anthologised, and read on BBC Radio 4, and he has abridged texts for radio and written short films for BBC 2, as well as working in stage production. He has two daughters.