Justin and the Demon Drop-kick

From the author of Dinner Ladies Don't Count and I'm Trying to Tell You, this is another simple, well written school based tale that will be popular with readers age 8+. It will have particular appeal for boys as they read about Justin Perfect - a football fanatic who is always in trouble. Justin's ball is kicked over the high school wall by Eddie Mason, for it to be returned to sports mad headteacher, Mr Anchor, by an irate neighbour. Justin is the only witness to Mr Anchor kicking the football, with considerable force, down the corridor at precisely the moment teacher, Mr Branston, pops his head round his classroom door. The ball strikes the unfortunate and disorientated Mr Branston full in the face, breaking his glasses, As the only person known to have been in the corridor at the time, Justin looks to be in trouble. The question is, will the guilty headteacher own up to being the demon drop-kicker? This bright and breezy story with likeable and lifelike characters is suitably supported by Ward's lively half and full page illustrations.