The Woodhouse Boys
3 primary works
Book 1
In the aftermath of the Second World War times are hard for the people of Leeds, but for two ten-year old schoolboys the area between Woodhouse Ridge and Woodhouse Moor is an adventure playground filled with larger than life characters. Neil and Billy still have their share of problems, however. For instance, the junior school's newly-formed rugby league team has not exactly got off to a whirlwind start, the Superman serial at the Electra Picture House is coming to an end and, perhaps worst of all, sweet coupons never seem to last as long as they ought to.
Book 2
In this, the second book in the series concerning two schoolboys growing up in Leeds in the 1950s, we find Neil and Billy continuing to regard the area between Woodhouse Ridge and Woodhouse Moor as an adventure playground. They still face many challenges, however, which have to be dealt with. They attempt to cope admirably with such issues as disappearing headmasters, ghostly encounters, the arrival of a new school bully and the temporary closure of the local picture house, but will the humiliation of being forced into taking Scottish dancing lessons prove to be one ordeal too many for the Woodhouse boys?
Book 3
A story of two schoolboys growing up in Leeds in 1951, who find the area between Woodhouse Ridge and Woodhouse Moor a place of endless fascination. In this, the third book in the series, the Woodhouse Boys try to find answers to some intriguing questions.
Can a simple pendant really possess magical qualities?
How can you be taken seriously if you have a speech impediment every time you pronounce the letter `S', especially as the girl that you're trying to impress just happens to be called Susan?
Why does attempting to join the Boy Scouts prove to be so difficult?
And why has Auntie Brenda stopped making jam?
Can a simple pendant really possess magical qualities?
How can you be taken seriously if you have a speech impediment every time you pronounce the letter `S', especially as the girl that you're trying to impress just happens to be called Susan?
Why does attempting to join the Boy Scouts prove to be so difficult?
And why has Auntie Brenda stopped making jam?