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  • Published: 27 June 2011
  • ISBN: 9780141958224
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 240

Foul Play: Own Goal




A thrilling football and crime action series for readers of 9+

Meet Danny Harte.
Football fan and crime detective.

Danny loves supporting his local team, City FC. So when everyone starts supporting the Italian team Forza FC, Danny is angry. His club is in jeopardy and needs their support. Danny decides to investigate the sudden popularity of the new team - starting with Forza's billionaire owner - and that's when the danger really kicks off. . .

Can Danny uncover the sinister reasons behind Forza's success - and save City at the same time?

  • Published: 27 June 2011
  • ISBN: 9780141958224
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 240

About the author

Tom Palmer

As well as being a huge football fan, Tom Palmer has an international reputation in reader development. He is a coordinator of the Reading Partners consortium, works with The Reading Agency, Booktrust and the National Literacy Trust, and has been the official writer for the Premier League Reading Stars scheme for five years.

He also teaches annually for the Arvon Foundation, and has travelled around the world to train librarians and teachers in techniques to encourage boys to read. Foul Play is Tom's first book for Puffin, the first in the Football Detective series.

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