Super-Readable Rollercoaster: Edgar & Adolf

Michael Wagg author Phil Earle author

Format:Set / collection

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:7th Jan '21

Should be back in stock very soon

Super-Readable Rollercoaster: Edgar & Adolf cover

A beautiful game A terrible war An unbreakable friendship

Adi is on a mission set by his late grandfather, Adolf Jager. He must track down Edgar Kail, and return to him the simplest yet most prized of possessions. His quest soon becomes a journey of discovery as he learns of a friendship that survived decades, a great sporting rivalry, and a war that shook the world.When he inherits a special football badge, German teenager Adi sets off on a mission to fulfil his grandfather's dying wish and return the badge to its rightful owner, former England footballer, Edgar Kail. After tracking Edgar down, Adi gets the chance to learn more about the achievements of his grandfather, Adolf Jager, and the story unfolds of a special friendship that spanned twenty years and survived the horror of the Second World War. Edgar Kail and Adolf Jager played for their respective clubs in the early twentieth century and they remain folk heroes even now. Perfect for less-confident readers, this is a fictional tale of two real-life footballing heroes, and the moving story of a friendship forged by the beautiful game.

I love this book. I wish I could have read it when I was at school. A really important story, beautifully told. * Dan Freedman, author of Jamie Johnson books *
This is a book that has been expertly written to draw the young reader in, and it's just the right length to not seem too daunting for the less confident reader. Excellent stuff. * 5* Amazon Review *
We are left with a poignant reminder that even in the most awful of conflicts, a real friendship can transcend anything. * Rob McCamm, VIP Reading *

ISBN: 9780198494911

Dimensions: 10mm x 130mm x 199mm

Weight: 164g

144 pages