Own Goal

by Catherine MacPhail

Published 16 January 2015

It’s Jack’s first day at Glendale School. He’s a star goalie, so why isn’t he happy when he’s asked to join the team?

• Themes of family and friendship are explored in this exciting tale of school football.

• Text type - A story with a familiar setting.

• The storyboard on pp 22-23 offers children the opportunity to recap and retell the story in their own words.


The Football Shirt

by Catherine MacPhail

Published 4 January 2012
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level

Ross has been saving for a football top of his favourite team for ages, but doesn’t think he’ll ever afford it. When he sees one pinned to a tree, commemorating the death of a young boy, he can’t resist taking it – but Ross gets more than he bargains for, and finds having the shirt comes at a dreadful price…

  • Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.
  • Text type: A mystery story.
  • Curriculum links: Citizenship: Choices.
  • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Jack in Goal

by Catherine MacPhail

Published 7 January 2019

It's Jack's first day at Glendale School. He's a star goalie, so why isn't he happy when he's asked to join the team?

  • Themes of family and friendship are explored in this exciting tale of school football.
  • Text type - A story with a familiar setting.
  • The storyboard on pp 22-23 offers children the opportunity to recap and retell the story in their own words.