Investing heavily in what became of him (I have had to stop the temptation of ordering in the next 3 books from America!) and his career. Ghost couldn’t be further away from myself if he tried, but yet I felt a deep connection to the character. I can’t wait to delve deeper into their own stories with the next books (Patina is next up!).

Lu the pretty boy albino, Patty the kind adopted girl and Sunny who seems to be the nicest person alive. Sensing the raw talent of this boy, he quickly begins to understand that Ghost is not your usual runner and may need a little more work than some of his team mates, has he bitten off more than he can chew? His team mates are a pick-a-mix bunch. Whilst watching a track team train, he decided to get involved and shows us a talent that others hadn’t seen. He enjoys eating sunflower seeds and watching others exercise, but a moment of madness changes his life hopefully for the better. So I suppose I should fill you in with a bit about the story… Ghost hasn’t had an easy time, that’s a bit of an understatement but I’ll leave you to find out about that yourself. Your heart will leap and be crushed from one page to the next! I have warned you. You are shouting at him in your head (or out loud if that’s your thing) you’re waiting for everything to come crashing down. How he makes the wrong choices and the consequences that they bring. Throughout the book we see the part of Ghost’s journey. When you finish it, you know that you’re holding something special in your hands.

I’d imagine that this will help with its popularity! The first chapter is a masterpiece, setting out Ghost’s background and it leaves you breathless.

There is so much more to this, which is odd considering it’s just over 200 pages long. Why did I love it? Well it’s not your usual rags to riches story, boy finds someone to help him -> changes for good -> success. I wanted to run down to the book shop buy 180 copies and give them to all the Year 5s and 6s at my school… But unfortunately that isn’t a viable option on a teacher’s salary… I have no idea what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this! A phenomenal read. Ghost had piqued my interest when perusing in my local bookshop… ‘You have enough books, don’t buy it’ I managed to hold out until a third visit to the shop and then it quickly jumped up my to be read pile… I’m not an avid runner and sports books aren’t usually my thing, but I am a fan of what ‘Knights of’ are trying to achieve in publishing so I think it was their name that drew me to the book. Sometimes you’re not sure why you pick up a book, but you’re bloody glad that you did!

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