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Rugby Runner
by Gerard Siggins
I received a copy of this book from O'Brien Press in exchange for an honest review.
Eoin Madden has a lot going trying to deal with schoolwork, being captain of the Junior Cup rugby team while also trying to get onto Ireland's Under-16 rugby team and also being followed around by ghosts. When a ghost who has a connection with the start of the game of rugby itself asks Eoin for help, he does so but it might mean forfeiting his chance of being a rugby star.
So, I'll be honest and admit I know very little about rugby. I like to watch it on TV now and again but when it comes to all the different names and terms within the game and the different rules, I have no idea what's going on. So I was a little bit nervous going into this book, thinking that I would be completely lost. Luckily, this wasn't the case and even the book was very rugby-focused, I still found myself enjoying it!
I really liked Eoin Madden as a character - he was sweet and tough, and really loved his friends and family. He also came across very honest and modest and always gave others support and encouragement. He was just an all-round nice guy! I really liked his relationships with his family and friends. It was very healthy to see in a YA book and proof that family can be central in a teenager's life and love and support him in doing what he loves most was just a great thing to see.
I liked the supernatural element of this book. I haven't read anything else in this series so it was funny to me that all of Eoin's friends acting so normally when he mentioned talking to ghosts and I kind of loved it. I liked the mystery thrown in around the robbery of the cup and Eoin's mission to find out who did it.
This is definitely the perfect book for any young person who enjoys books about sport, friendship or mystery! It's a bit of a 'boy's book' with no female characters except a brief mention of Eoin's sister but I think anyone could read it and enjoy it, no matter what gender. I think this would be a great book/book series to help younger teen readers get into reading and enjoy reading as well.
Eoin Madden has a lot going trying to deal with schoolwork, being captain of the Junior Cup rugby team while also trying to get onto Ireland's Under-16 rugby team and also being followed around by ghosts. When a ghost who has a connection with the start of the game of rugby itself asks Eoin for help, he does so but it might mean forfeiting his chance of being a rugby star.
So, I'll be honest and admit I know very little about rugby. I like to watch it on TV now and again but when it comes to all the different names and terms within the game and the different rules, I have no idea what's going on. So I was a little bit nervous going into this book, thinking that I would be completely lost. Luckily, this wasn't the case and even the book was very rugby-focused, I still found myself enjoying it!
I really liked Eoin Madden as a character - he was sweet and tough, and really loved his friends and family. He also came across very honest and modest and always gave others support and encouragement. He was just an all-round nice guy! I really liked his relationships with his family and friends. It was very healthy to see in a YA book and proof that family can be central in a teenager's life and love and support him in doing what he loves most was just a great thing to see.
I liked the supernatural element of this book. I haven't read anything else in this series so it was funny to me that all of Eoin's friends acting so normally when he mentioned talking to ghosts and I kind of loved it. I liked the mystery thrown in around the robbery of the cup and Eoin's mission to find out who did it.
This is definitely the perfect book for any young person who enjoys books about sport, friendship or mystery! It's a bit of a 'boy's book' with no female characters except a brief mention of Eoin's sister but I think anyone could read it and enjoy it, no matter what gender. I think this would be a great book/book series to help younger teen readers get into reading and enjoy reading as well.