"A thrilling soccer adventure for 9-12 year olds. Very enjoyable!" - The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
"Exciting, intriguing, full of jeopardy and a page turner. Just right for readers 8+." - The Book Dragon
Chadmouth Town haven’t won anything for 60 years, and Ches doesn’t think he’ll ever see the team he loves win a trophy.
But amazingly, he suddenly finds himself travelling back in time to the 1960s, just days before the biggest occasion in the club’s history – their one and only FA Cup Final appearance.
He’s desperate for a ticket to watch his beloved team win the Cup, but an accident the day before the final threatens to change the course of history. It’s up to Ches to put things right to make sure Chadmouth are still champions.
Can Ches make it to Wembley, and has he just ruined the Crabs’ chances of winning?
What readers have been saying about The Man With The Magic Foot:
★ As a football fan and mother of a football-crazed child, I enjoyed this fast-moving, well-written time-travelling footie tale.
★ A delightful, fun story to read, which football fans of any age can enjoy.
★ I highly recommend this book and I know kids will enjoy this story.
★ Plenty of drama, plenty of dilemmas to overcome, and plenty of laughs along the way.
★ A very creative and enjoyable read that stokes the imagination and keeps you turning its pages.
Ian's debut novel, Eco Worrier, was a finalist in the 2021 Wishing Shelf Awards. He followed it up with the first two books in the Chadmouth Town series - Danny Mann Super Fan, which won the 2022 Purple Dragonfly Book Award for children's sports books, and The Man With The Magic Foot.
He has also written three rhyming, picture books for younger readers - I Love Animals, I Love Cats and I Love Dogs - and two non-fiction books for adults - Premier League Legends: the top 10 Greatest Premier League Players of All Time and Incredible Moments in Sport.
Ian wrote for satirical website newsbiscuit.com for ten years, as well as writing for comedy sketch shows on ITV and BBC Radio. He is also a contributor to two Newsbiscuit books - Isle of Wight to Get Ceefax and 15 Years of Typos