Sudden Death

A gritty, action-packed drama about one boy who is determined to take all the chances he can to get ahead in life

NEIL ARKSEY is a writer, a professional actor and a swimming coach for youngsters.  A TV scriptwriter whose work has recently included scriptwriting for the new series of CROSSROADS, he is the author of a number of successful children's titles, including FLINT, SUDDEN DEATH and BROOKSIE for the Transworld list and PLAYING THE EDGE and MACB (Puffin) and is beginning to develop a strong reputation for his original, gritty, contemporary footballing tales.  He has been described, by Nicky Campbell on Radio 5 as 'Nick Hornby for kids'.

When Flint moves out of the children's home, he gets foster parents and the longed-for chance to try out for top local team Welbeck FC. His foster-father is the coach. But Aldo, the chairman's son, hates Flint and wants him out - especially when he sees how many goals he can score. And what Aldo wants, Aldo gets. Flint thirsts for revenge... and when a Sudden Death tournament is announced he decides to fight back. He'll round up his old mates - other kids written off as losers in life, just like him - and they'll smash Welbeck. 
 
A sequel to the successful FLINT, already available in Corgi Yearling Books, but the book can easily be read as a one-off.

Flint

A tough football tale about a disadvantaged lad with a thieving father

NEIL ARKSEY is a writer, a professional actor and a swimming coach for youngsters. A TV scriptwriter whose work has included scriptwriting for CROSSROADS, he is the author of a number of successful children's titles, including FLINT, SUDDEN DEATH and BROOKSIE for the Transworld list and PLAYING THE EDGE and MACB (Puffin) and is beginning to develop a strong reputation for his original, gritty, contemporary footballing tales.  He has been described, by Nicky Campbell on Radio 5 as 'Nick Hornby for kids'.

Imagine being a talented footballer - yet never being allowed to play? 
 
No football - ever. That's the law as laid down by Flint's bad-tempered, bullying father: a man with a dodgy back and an even dodgier means of earning a living - as a petty thief. But nothing can keep Flint from playing football for long. And when he is offered a place in a local team, suddenly Dad no longer seems to mind! Flint's over the moon - until he realizes what Dad's real motives are... 
 
A tough, hard-hitting and action-packed football tale. 
 
From the author of BROOKSIE.

Neil Arksey

A real winner with reluctant boys in Years 7 and 8 . . . There's action and a great deal of drama in this pacy story: the reader is never given time to be bored!

The narrative moves along quite quickly with constantly changing domestic scenes, exciting match reports, and various groups and people interacting

Imagine having a Premier league and England striker as your dad! Lee Brooks loves it, until his dad - 'Brooksie' - loses form and goes downhill embarrassingly fast. Lee hates Brooksie for letting him down. And Lee hates having to move to a grotty new home without his dad. With his own on-pitch confidence at an all-time low, he even begins to hate football. But then he meets Dent and his mates and the chance is there for him to play again - with a team of seriously talented players. They've just one problem - no pitch!

Neil Arksey

Praise for Brooksie

Nick Hornby for kids

A real winner with reluctant boys in Years 7 and 8 . . . There's action and a great deal of drama in this pacy story: the reader is never given time to be bored!

The narrative moves along quite quickly with constantly changing domestic scenes, exciting match reports, and various groups and people interacting

Nick Hornby for kids

A real winner with reluctant boys in Years 7 and 8 . . . There's action and a great deal of drama in this pacy story: the reader is never given time to be bored!

The narrative moves along quite quickly with constantly changing domestic scenes, exciting match reports, and various groups and people interacting

Nick Hornby for kids

A real winner with reluctant boys in Years 7 and 8 . . . There's action and a great deal of drama in this pacy story: the reader is never given time to be bored!

The narrative moves along quite quickly with constantly changing domestic scenes, exciting match reports, and various groups and people interacting

Books by Neil Arksey

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