Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Fiction: Level 13: The Ultimate Trainers

by Paul Shipton, Judy Brown

Jake finds a pair of gleaming new trainers in the rubbish. He soon discovers that there is more to them than meets the eye.

56 pages, Paperback

First published November 14, 1996

About the author

Paul Shipton (born 1963) is an award-winning children's author.

He was born in Manchester and attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Manchester University. After completing two Masters' degrees (in Classics and Philosophy), he taught English in Istanbul for a year. After returning to the UK, he taught English as a foreign language for several years, and it was around this time that he published his first book, Zargon Zoo (1991).

Four years later, he published Bug Muldoon and the Garden of Fear, and relocated with his family to Wisconsin, United States, where he works as a freelance writer and editor. He also writes books for younger readers under the pen name Paul Cooper. He and his wife and two daughters now divide their time between Cambridge, England, and Madison, Wisconsin.

Reviews

[Iker · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was interesting because it's about trainers that are like alive and make people run faster.

[Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pair of gleaming new trainers in the bin? Jake finds the shoes and something happend. Is it magic or just normal? So who wants to win the race? Who want to steal the trainers?

[Unicorncat6911 · Rating 5 out of 5]

i like the book

[Phoenixdepay · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is a boy called Jake and he gets a pair of gleaming new trainers. One day he went outside and started to run with his new trainers. He sprinted all the way and ran so fast. The next day he wen to school in his new trainers and met some of his friends. Everyone looked at his cool new trainers and everyone said he should run as fast as he and the new trainers could go. Jake went into the school and put his ne trainers in his locker. He wore them again and started to run holding a newspaper and put it in his locker. Jake went home and went to bed. He woke up and went to school, he opened his locker and saw the new trainers were gone! A woman and a man came dressed as something and talked about the trainers. The next day there was announcement saying that there is a running competition. The woman gave him his trainers for the competition, all the boys were lined up even Jake getting ready until the bell rang. All the boys ran and Jake was running as fast as he could. The woman and the man and his friend were cheering and shouting "C'mon Jake". After the race was finished the boys were sweating. Jake's friend gave him a hug. They gave one boy the trainers and he sprinted. The boy said "Help!". He finally stopped and ZAP!
The End.

[Matt Dimond · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book by Tree Tops and Paul Shipton! 10/10

[Hafsa]

i think the summery of this book is a pair of gleaming new trainers in the rubbish i boy soon finds there's more to than meets the eye.....