Local writer Barbara Spencer is on her second book A Dangerous Game of Football. A children’s fantasy novel, written for 8 to 13 year olds. Its inspiration harks back to the era of football when David Beckham was still at Manchester United, when everyone, girls and boys, wanted to be like him and he was a national treasure.

In the book the hero is Jack Burnside, a 13 year old from Birmingham, who plays for the Aston Villa Junior Squad and shares his name with the great football superstar who plays for England. And, naturally, since this is a fantasy adventure, Jack is mistaken for him, which causes a lot of confusion.

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www.barbaraspencer.co.uk