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By Neil Arksey

A CONTEMPORARY RETELLING OF MACBETH FUSING FOOTBALL AND HORROR FOR YOUNGER READERS AND YOUNG ADULTS FROM A BLUE PETER AWARD-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR

'Nick Hornby for kids' Radio 5 Live

'A thrilling page-turner.' The Sunday Times on Playing on the Edge

'Ideal for those who think they would rather play footie than read' Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times on Result

FIVE STAR REVIEW: 'This is a great companion text to Shakespeare's Macbeth, reinvented and based on boys competing on a football team. My year 7, 8 and 9 students love it.' Customer review

Banksie and Mac live for football.

Determined to get picked by the coach, they've spent the summer working on their fitness and skills. And now, with the start of a new school year, the days drawing in and the weather getting harsher, they're about to be put to the test.

Dared to visit a fortune teller by Banksie's sister and her friends, the two boys are shaken by the prophesy that both of them will be captain. It's totally impossible, of course, because Duncan King, the star striker, is always captain. One dark autumn evening, however, Duncan has an accident. Or so everyone believes.

But things aren't always what they seem...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0957262353
• ISBN13: 9780957262355
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Global Dream Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.8"