Throw yourself into a slide tackle position, as you weave through players’ legs - veering from side to side. Explore the life dilemmas of the Lyndhurst Lightning Bolts as you do so. Nutmeg the most fabulous football players while being immersed in the beautiful game. Launch yourself into action as you reach top speed on the pitch… Do you live and breathe football? Why not live, breathe and read it, too?
Reading age; 7 to 11 years.
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Welcome to the world of Helen and Lysander, a brother and sister in ancient Sparta. It is the eve of their seventh birthdays and the following morning they are set to enter one of the world’s harshest training programmes.
In this first book, Helen and Lysander must overcome hunger, pain and injury in a series of life-threatening challenges. Their biggest challenge is surviving the annual festival designed to introduce the new trainees to the rest of Sparta.
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The Paul Cave Prize for Children's Literature, established in 2023 by Tim Saunders Publications, is an offshoot of The Paul Cave Prize for Literature, showcasing stories for youngsters (from the age of five to twelve).
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Hungry Henry (5) spies a worm in the garden and through his own eating learns about the important job they do. This is a fun children's book simply written and accompanied by childlike illustrations that will also teach little ones about a crucial creature in our gardens.
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