Tears Before Half-Time

by Ged Maybury

Twelve-year-old Jamie gets swept into the world of his soccer-mad father and elder brother, but it soon becomes a nightmare for useless left-footed James Wigram. His heart and his mind are often far from the sportsfield. Has the time come to fight for what does matter?
The winter drags on, and as Jamie raises the ire of team captain Fulton away past boiling point, he plans a secret expedition – chasing his own dreams.
But will it unleash yet another calamity, this time inside his own family?

COMING-OF-AGE. SLICE-OF-LIFE. SOCCER. SPORTS. TRUE-TO-LIFE. CONFLICT

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First published July 10, 2019

About the author

Ged Maybury is a children's book author. He was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1953, spent his childhood in Dunedin, and has been based in Australia since 2002. He has been writing books for children and young adults since 1984. He was a finalist in the AIM New Zealand Children's Book Awards 1994 with The Triggerstone, and in the NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2001;[1] with Crab Apples. He writes science fiction, in particular of the steampunk subgenre, and humour.