The Football ShirtCatherine MacPhailLabel: CollinsDescription: 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.
