Napper Goes For Goal

by Martin Waddell, Barrie Mitchell (Illustrator)

Genres: Fiction

112 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 26, 1981

About the author

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_W...

Also writes under the pen name Catherine Sefton

Martin Waddell is the author of more than one hundred books for young readers.

Awards: Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing (2004).

Reviews

[Avri · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was as delightful as when I read it 45 years ago, a selection of the wonderful Puffin Club which send a steady stream of books to me in my classroom all through grade (elementary) school.

Utterly of its time, recognizing the sexism and bullying that was commonplace, and showing the characters shrugging these off and moving on.

Composed primarily of kick by kick football (soccer) commentary, it's no surprise that I read and reread this series and a kid, and that I still recall so many story beats (really action highlights) all these years later.

[Peat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun enough revisiting this, but not enough story going on for me. Loved the Harpur special schemes though.