Gordon’s Game: Blue Thunder

The brilliantly fun sequel to the No.1 bestselling middle-grade title Gordon's Game, from dream team Gordon D'Arcy and Paul Howard. The second book in this series for 8-11 year-olds about one rugby-mad boy's chance at his dream to play for one of the best teams in the world, with plenty of mischief and mishaps along the way. Written by former rugby international Gordon D'Arcy with the author of the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series, Paul Howard, this series is hilarious, inspiring and packed with Gordon's real-life sports experience. Its humor and heart will appeal to fans of Jeff Kinney and David Walliams and the entertaining illustrations make it perfect for reluctant reader.

Paul Howard is a journalist, author and comedy writer best known as the creator of the No 1 bestselling Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series. He has won a record four Irish Book Awards and is a former Irish Sports Journalist of Year and Irish Newspaper Columnist of the Year.Gordon D'Arcy is Ireland's longest-serving rugby international, first playing in 1999 while he was still at school. He was part of teams that won three European Cups, two Six Nations Championship, and the historic Grand Slam of 2009. He retired from rugby in 2015.