An Athletics Compendium

L 184 - 198 Children's<& Teenage Fiction Russell, Gary ]/oigt y Cynthia 184 Placebo effect. London: BBC, 1998. 279p; pbk (Doctor Who) ISBN: 0-563-40587-2 BL: H.99/1817 Doping at the Olympics in a Dr Who adventure. Saddler, Allen 185 The relayrace / illustrated by GareFthloyd. London: Methuen Children's, 1986. 90p; illus, 1 map (A Pied Piper book) ISBN: 0-416-53950-5 BL: YK.1986.a.l383 Scott, ThomasHeny 186 Wireless Watson. London: Frederick Warne, 1933. 256p BL: 20053.a.l7. 'Wires' Watson aisbrilliant runner who always puts his wireless experiments before sport. Shipton, Paul 187 The ultimate trainers/ illustrated by Judy Brown. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. 55p; illus; pbk ISBN: 0-19-916915-2 BL: YK.1997.a.5063 Based ona pair of magic runningshoes. Taylor, Jeremy 188 Channel runner. London: Penguin, 1996. 40p; illus; pbk ISBN: 0-14-081493-0 BL: YK.1996.a.20452 Educational text. Traynor, Shaun 189 The giants' Olympics / illustrated by Linda Birch. London: Methuen Children's, 1987. 93p; illus ISBN: 0-416-61340-3 BL: YK.1987.a.2312 Trease, Geoffrey 190 Mission to Marathon / illustratebdy Paul Fisher- Johnson. London: A & C Black, 1997. 88p; illus,1 map; pbk (Flashbacks) ISBN: 0-7136-4671-3 BL: H.97/2487 Set in Ancient Greece, and with an obvious parallel with the originalmarathon runner, this tells aofboy who runs agreat distanceto warnhis family of the impending battle. 191 The runner. London: Collins, 1986. 181p Originally published:New York: Atheneum,1985 ISBN: 0-00-195896-8 (cased) • 0-00-195897-6 (pbk) BL: Nov.55603 Young adult novel set in1th9e60s about a bofiyxated on cross-country running. Waddell, Martin 192 Litde frog and the frog Olymp/ics illustrated by Trevor Dunton. Harlow: Longman, 1994. 16p; pbk (The book project: read-on) ISBN; 0-582-12138-8 BL: YK.1996.a.11088 Webb, W. S.K. (pseudonymof GilbertLawford Dalton) 193 The truth about Wilson. London: Thomson, 1962. 190p (Red lion library) BL: X.907/3743 Book version of the first series of Wilson stories published in the Wizardin 1943-4. Webster, Frederick Annesley Michael 194 The boy fromthe blue: a school story. London: Warne, 1929. 288p BL: 12812.k.l8 Ina description of the school inter-house sports there are vivid descriptions tohf e boy hero's high jumping and pole vaulting. 195 Carruthers of Colnhurst: a school story. London: Warne, 1933. 287p BL: 012808.1.68 School novel with strong sports theme, includhiinggh jumping, hurdles and the Public Schools Championships. 196 Millding College: a story of school life. London: Shaw, 1935. 252p BL: 20055.ff.3 A student froNmashville. USA, joins the school anas accomplished athlete and competes in the school sports. 197 Chums of Long Dormitory. London: Warne, 1936. 287p BL: 20055.h.l8 Includes an account of a hare and hounds cross-country race. White, ConstanceM. 198 Three cheers for Penny. London: Hutchinson, 1953. 224p BL: 12830.f.l04 [ 170 ]