Ridiculous injuries … Strange illnesses … Cancelled games … They really are the unlucky eleven!

Everything’s going wrong for the Saints this season, and Stanley’s team-mates think they finally know why. They have been cursed!

But the team’s attempts to break the curse take things from bad to worse. Soon, they’re ready to give up football completely.

Step forward Stanley to take the most important free-kick of his life…

Barrington Stoke books are commissioned, edited and designed to break down the barriers that can stop children from learning to love reading, from dyslexia and visual stress to simple reluctance.

IA: 5-8, RA: 6+ (Interest Age: 5-8, Reading Age: 6+)