Reading Crusader: Andrew Mehrtens
Position: First Five-Eighths
Favourite Books: Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R.Tolkien
Favourite Author: Tom Clancy
Favourite Types of Books:
- Sports and other Biographies
- War stories
- Political books
Magazine: Rugby News; other sports magazines
If Andrew’s books sound like your sort of books, try these:
Younger Fiction
Briggs, Raymond
Ug: boy genius of the Stone Age and his search for soft trousers.
Life’s hard in the Stone Age, especially when everything, even trousers, is made from stone. Ug just wants a bit of comfort in his life, but his family disapproves.
Deary, Terry
The joke factory
When Sharon’s dad does as the genie says and steps inside the ring, he disappears in a dazzling flash, leaving Sharon and her mum wondering how to get him back.
Pilkey, Dav
Captain Underpants and the wrath of the wicked wedgie woman
Beware the evil Wedgie Woman - any who oppose her plans to take over the world will suffer the dreaded wedgie of doom!
Older Fiction
Harlen, Jonathan
The cockroach war
It's amazing what winning $40 million can do to some neighbours. But the Judge children, Toby and Emma, have soon had enough and prepare to launch their secret weapon on the Cadwalladers next door.
Jinks, Catherine
Pagan’s crusade
12th-century Jerusalem, and Pagan, a young Christian boy, finds a job with Roland, one of the Knights Templar, fighting to hold the city against the attacking infidels.
Le Guin, Ursula K.
A wizard of Earthsea
The young mage Sparrowhawk answers a challenge to prove his powers, but lets loose a shadow-beast which he must hunt down in a quest across Earthsea.
Napoli, Donna Jo
Stones in water
After World War II breaks out, Roberto and his friend Samuele are rounded up by German soldiers and sent to work in a forced labour camp far from home.
Smith, Emily
What howls at the moon in frilly knickers?
What makes a great joke? Julian, Gary and Ed find that writing a joke book is harder work than they thought, but it does take their minds off all their other problems.
Stewart, Paul
Beyond the deepwoods
Abandoned at birth in the Deepwoods, Twig is brought up by a family of woodtrolls. One night, Twig abandons woodtroll tradition - he strays from the path and begins a heart-stopping adventure: strange creatures, bloodthirsty enemies and a destiny in the skies …
Non-Fiction
Curtis, Bruce
Beginning golf
A great introduction to the game of golf, especially how to play different shots (including how to get out of a sand bunker without a bucket and spade).
Douglas, Paul
Tennis
101 essential tips to help you improve your tennis game.
Lalicki, Tom
Spellbinder: the life of Harry Houdini
The compelling life-story of another master escapologist and magician.
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