Reading Crusader: Matt Mustchin

Position: Loose Forward

Favourite Types of Books: Sports Biographies

Magazines: FHM; Ralph

If Matt’s books sound like your sort of books, try these:

Younger Fiction

Cowley, Joy
The wild Wests and Pong Castle
Michael has some rather different cousins, the wild Wests. And when they go on a picnic, anything can happen.

Fine, Anne
The chicken gave it to me
Andrew and Gemma read the true story of Harrowing Farm, as written (very scratchily) by a chicken who has risked life and feather to save humans from a similarly nasty fate.

Scieszka, Jon
Summer reading is killing me
Someone has put a summer reading list in The Book, and now the Time Warp Trio find themselves trapped with every other character from every book on the list.

Older Fiction

Beale, Fleur
Lucky for some
Life’s a bit different in the country, Lacey finds when her family moves there and she’s the only senior girl in her very small school. Undaunted, she joins the boys' rugby games and, in return, encourages the boys to learn to dance.

Clarkin, Brendan
Pirate’s Cove
School camp - at Pirate’s Cove. Is there any truth to the rumours about how the place got its name? Brett investigates, but things go horribly wrong.

Colfer, Eoin
Artemis Fowl: the Arctic incident
Sequel to Artemis Fowl. This adventure finds old enemies Holly Short and Artemis Fowl working together. A bold and daring plan is necessary to fight the threat to the Lower Elements from the goblin B'wa Kell triad - and to rescue Artemis's father.

Ford, Vince
2much4U
Davin didn't really mean to take the brake off in his mother's car, and he certainly didn't mean to let it roll into the incinerator and explode, but now he has to find a replacement car before he can confess to his Mum.

Harlen, Jonathan
Circus Bezerkus
Marvin, the only kid in the world who can kiss his own bottom, joins forces with his best friend Rajah the elephant to fight an evil ghost plotting to destroy the Gumbo Circus Royale forever.

Mahy, Margaret
A villain’s night out
Formby dreams up the perfect villain for the book he has to write for school. Unfortunately Squidgy Moot comes to life and decides to get the book written his way.

Non-Fiction

Dowswell, Paul
Tales of real heroism
Tales of not so ordinary men and women whose courage and exploits have seized the public imagination.

Moreau, Roger
Treasure hunt mazes
You have been chosen to bring back the hidden treasures from the castle fortress. Baron Von Maze has created a journey filled with obstacles that only you can overcome.

Simmons, Richard
The young golfer
If golf’s your other sport, try reading this for advice on equipment, techniques, rules and other strategies to improve your game.

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