An Athletics Compendium

L 119 - 1 3 4 Children's & TeenagFeiction Burrage, A. Harcourt 119 The mysteries of Saddleworth. LondNone:lson, 1928. 247p; illus BL: 12811.aaa.13 Story with caross-country race as its main action. 120 Odds against/ with illustrations by Comerford Watson. London: Evans, 1947. 240p; illus BL: 12830.eee.41 Chapter 2'1T,he victor',features an inter-house cross­ country race. Butterworth, Nick & MickInkpen 121 Sports day. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1988. 32p; illus ISBN: 0-340-42284-X BL: LB.31.a. 1663 Carlson, Nancy 122 Loudmouth George and the big race. London: Dent, 1984. 32p; illus Originally published:Minneapolis: Carolrhoda,1983 ISBN: 0-460-06160-7 BL: X.990/23105 Cave, Kalhryn 123 Running battles/ illustrated by Derek BrazeLllo. ndon: Viking, 1992. 122p; illus ISBN: 0-670-84591-4 BL: YK.1993.a.l0658 Lynda's little sisteisr an Olympic runner inthe making, and male prejudices have to be overcome at the local club. Childs, Rob 124 Sandford onthe run. London; Blackie, 1981. 123p ISBN: 0-216-91131-1 BL: X.990/18036 A novel of school athletics, btortahck and field. 125 The big race / illustratbeyd Tim Morwood. London: Young Corgi, 1988. 91p; illus; pbk ISBN: 0-552-52461-1 BL: YK.1989.a.2019 Features a cross-country race. 126 Run for it! Aylesbury: Ginn, 1995. 64p; illus; pbk (New reading 360: level 10; 5) ISBN: 0-602-26403-0 BL: YK.1995.a.9772 Cross-country theme. Christopher, Matt 127 Run, Billy, run. London: Little, Brown, 1980. 145p; pbk ISBN: 0-316-13993-9 BL: H.95/1260 Cleary, Beverly 128 Strider / illustratebdy Paul O. Zelinsky. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1991. 136p; illus ISBN: 0-241-13134-0 BL: Nov.1994/719 Friendship with an abandoned dog inspires aboy to develop asa personality through athletics. Cleaver, Hylton 129 The Harleyfirst XI. London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1920. 272p; illus BL: 12801.cc.25 Contains several references to the school sports and a full description of the cross-countryrace (pp106- 114). 130 Roscoe makes good: a story of Harley / illustrated by H. M. Brock. London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1921. 296p; illus BL: 012802.cc.16 Chapter 22is centred on the milerace inthe school sports. 131 The Harley firstXV. London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1922. 288p; illus BL: 12800 .C .47 Has a lengthy description of the school mile race (pp174-179). 132 On with themotley. London: Mills & Boon, 1922. 310p BL: NN.7827 Contains anumber of references tomillng at school level. 133 The ghost of Greyminster. London: Collins, 1933. 288p BL: 20053.bb.23 Chapters 11,'On the right tracka'n, d 25, 'Recompense', are concerned withe school sports. 134 Lucky break. London: Warne, 1950. 254p; illus (Crown library series) BL: 12833.b.l4 Chapters 12 and 13 are concerned with a private cross-country match for £1,000 inwhich the breaking of the hero's pince-nez is central to the drama. [ 1 6 6 ]