When the school bully succeeds in getting the Candlemas CE side suspended from playing in the local cup final, the sister of the team captain takes matters into her own hands.
She makes a very public protest, but only succeeds in creating big problems for herself.
How can such a great injustice be put right?
This gripping storyline will hold the attention of all readers from start to finish.
On the morning of the huge inter-town challenge, Candlemas Year 6 goalie, Billy Thompson, breaks his thumb and has to drop out. The only alternative is to replace him between the posts with a Year 5 pupil...
Except, she's a girl and has never played for the school before.
How will the team cope on such a massive occasion?
The highs and lows of this drama being played out will keep readers enthralled right up to the final moments of the game.
When Charlie Greenidge is racially abused on the football pitch, he takes matters into his own hands and beats up the opponent concerned.
Faced with the inevitable suspension from playing for the school again, he is in despair and his life goes downhill.
That is, until a mysterious young stranger and a very old and wise man show him the way back.
This is a compelling drama which highlights the dreadful impact racism can have on young people who are faced with it for the first time.