A terrific popular read for football fans - FEVER PITCH for kids Sequel to a high-profile book - JULIE AND ME, just out, reprinted before publication and was a SUNDAY TIMES Children's Book of the Week Alan Gibbons has taken off - shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, winner of the Blue Peter Book Award for 'A Book I Couldn't Put Down', and in demand everywhere for talks and events.

"...a good-humoured and unpatronising view of young male obsessions." Irish Times, 6 July 2002

Alan Gibbons is a prolific author, an infant school teacher and the father of four children. He lives in Liverpool and much of his writing stems from his involvement with inner-city children. He is an extremely popular speaker and visitor to schools and libraries, with a lot to say about children - particularly boys - and reading.