Rob Childs

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  • Bibliography:
    50 Books
  • First Book:
    November 1990
  • Latest Book:
    September 2021
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Book List in Order: 50 titles

  • The Big Day

    The Danebridge School soccer team is through to the cup final. Andrew Weston, who plays in a key position in defense, can hardly wait for the big day. His brother is the team's substitute goalkeeper. But the Weston brothers suddenly discover that t...

  • The Big Prize

    Chris Weston is excited when he's chosen to be his local club's mascot for an FA Cup match, and also picked to play in goal for his school team on the morning of the same day. But then disaster strikes....

  • The Big Football Collection

  • The Big Freeze

  • Football Flukes

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  • The Big Break

    Andrew Weston is off to a special coaching course at United's football ground. He hopes to impress the talent scouts but his old enemy, Dean, is also on the course. The tough striker has no hesitation in breaking the rules when it suits him, even if ...

  • A Race against Time

    The Time Rangers are flung far into a deadly future, where even football is played under a plastic dome because there's no atmosphere left. The Time Rangers must take on a life or death mission - a mission to change the course of history and save the...

  • A Ghost of a Chance

    Thrust back in time to a ghostly Victorian mill, the Time Rangers meet a group of kids who are virtual slaves, hardly seeing sunlight. It's time for some Time Rangers action - could organizing a match save the mill workers, or are things so grim that...

  • A Toss of the Coin

    Worm's dreaming of joining an archaeological dig when suddenly the Time Rangers are flung back to Roman times. Captured, then sold as slaves, they're trapped in chains. Escape is essential, but making a break for freedom lands the lads in an ancient ...



  • A Sting in the Tail

    Still touring the Cotswolds, Tanfield Rangers' afternoon kick-off is about to turn into a royal tournament. Pitched back in time, the Time Rangers score as top football entertainment for Elizabeth the First! The lads meet a boy called Will, who's des...

  • A Time for a Change

    Pitching into the future, the Time Rangers find a human race mind-controlled by a sinister force that wants to trap them, for ever. Only football can save them, but first the Time Rangers must show the future that it's time for a change....

  • A Fate Worse than Death

    Part of the TIME RANGERS series, a football adventure featuring Tanfield Rangers who lose three players when they disappear back in time to World War II London and find themselves trapped in a time-loop. Team skipper Jacko must try to save them, but ...

  • Football Fanatic

  • Wicked Day

    What a wicked day! Join in all the fun and games of sports day. Bradley and his mates are out to make it a very special day. But why can't Jagdish take part? What's happened to the cup? And why does the school's grumpy old caretaker think it's a dog'...

  • Strike!

    Jake loves football and fishing, but Adam thinks fishing is cruel. Jake also hasn't been playing very well in their team's matches, but is determined to score a hat-trick against their arch rivals. Then Adam makes a deal -- he'll help him score his h...

  • Keeper's Ball

    Alex is convinced he’s only in the team because his dad helps out at the weekend matches. His teammates think he’s just a useless jelly belly. But they get a shock when they see his hidden talent. That belly -- and all the rest of him -- turn...

  • Time and Again

    This time-slip adventure centres around the powers of a strange-looking watch, found by ten-year-old twins, Becky and Chris. The twins are joined in their adventures by their collie dog, Tan, but someone else at school also wants to get his hands on ...

  • Moving the Goalposts

  • The Big Football Treble



  • Black and White

    Josh is soccer-mad and can't wait to show off his ball skills to his new classmates. After all, he is the nephew of Ossie Williams - the best footballer in the country. Josh's arrival gives shy Matthew more confidence, but it is not welcomed by Rajes...

  • Zero to Hero

    Simon - Zero to his older brothers - would rather be watching for kingfishers down at the river with his dog Tilly than playing football. But when they drag him along to the park to help with goal-shooting practice, they discover that he has a natura...

  • B.A.S.E. Camp

    Gerry dreams of becoming a marathon champion, so is thrilled to get a
    place at B.A.S.E. camp - the British Acadamy of Sporting Excellence,
    where he will train alongside talented young athletes from all over the
    country. But who is the ...

  • Great Goal!

    The young footballers of Great Catesby School are on top form when they appear on TV to perform the special fund-raising song, C'mon, you Greats! But will they be such a smash hit in their return match with the Kilthorpe Killers? They are determined ...

  • Phantom Football

    Who is the mysterious player turning up to practise with the Bradgate School football squad? Flying down the wing, ghosting past defenders, the red-headed newcomer seems to have the magic touch that can win games. But why can't the team's shooting st...

  • Wicked Catch!

    It's summer and so Bradley, Jagdish, Suresh and Shannon are playing rounders! Who will be the best fielder - could it be Dylan the dog? A Sports Special story from Rob Childs, featuring the characters from Wicked Day! ...

  • Wicked Day!

    What a wicked day! Join in all the fun and games of Sports Day. Bradley and his mates are out to make it a very special day. But why can't Jagdish take part? What's happened to the Cup? And why does the school's grumpy old caretaker think it's a d...

  • County Cup

    Every year, in the county of Medland, school football teams compete for the most prestigious trophy in the area - the County Cup. Round-robin tournaments determine the winners of the four Quarter Shields - in the North, the East, the South and the We...

  • Hot-Shot Harry

    Harry is the star of Gateway Fives, a mixed five-a-side soccer team. They've made it through to the County tournament, but Harry's ego starts to cause problems within the team - and then their goalie is injured. When Harry has to choose betwe...

  • Great Hit

    Jonty's father is the Red Fox - a superstar in the pop world. And now Jonty's dad is helping the young footballers of Great Catesby Primary School in recording a special football song: Come on, you Greats! The third tale about Tom, Jonty and their...



  • Great Shot!

    Have a go! Shoot!"Tom, captain of the school football team, can't believe what is happening. Everyone in the team is scoring goals - except him. He even misses a penalty! But when his teammate Jonty is suddenly in danger, Tom needs to find his shoo...

  • Soccer Shocks

    'WHAT A WAY TO END THE SEASON!' The football season may be drawing to a close, but Luke Crawford - skipper, player-manager and coach of the Swillsby Swifts Sunday League team - is still full of running... when he's not tripping up over his own feet....

  • The Big Drop

    The end of the season is approaching and Danebridge School football team faces relegation down a league--unless they can win a few last-minute games. Can Chris Weston, their skipper and goalkeeper, pull the team together and get the vital results the...

  • The Big Send-Off

    Off! Off! Off! Danebridge school football team--captained by goalie Chris Weston--have had a shaky season in the League, but a good Cup run. Now they face a crucial semi-final replay--a match they must win if they are to meet their arch-rivals, Shen...

  • The Big Time

    "THIS IS WHERE WE BELONG - IN THE BIG TIME!"Andrew and Chris Weston have both been invited to attend a special summer coaching course at one of the country's top football clubs. The brothers are determined to give it their best shot, hoping to impres...

  • The Big Win

    Who cares about losing when you're a millionaire?'Chris Weston, goalkeeper and school team captain, has problems. With Danebridge too close for comfort to the relegation zone, they're facing two key games in a week - and most of the players seem to...

  • Soccer At Sandford

    Jeff Thompson is delighted to be picked as captain of Sanford Primary School’s football team. With an enthusiastic new teacher and a team full of talent -- not least that of loner Gary Clarke, with his flashes of goal-scoring brilliance -- he is de...

  • All Goalies are Crazy

    No one enjoys keeping goal so much as Sanjay Mistry. But after he makes a series of terrible match-losing blunders, team leader Luke Crawford decides that it's time someone else had a go - himself! Determined to prove himself as the number one goalie...

  • The Big Game

    It's September, and Andrew Weston can hardly wait to get back to school. For this year he is to play on the school football team, and Andrew is sure that his skills in defence will help Danebridge win every match. But Andrew and his younger brother C...

  • The Big Match

    'Ace save Chris!' shouted Andrew as his younger brother pushed yet another of his best shots around the post. 'You're unbeatable today'. But will Chris be unbeatable when he is picked to stand in for the regular school goalkeeper in a vital cup game ...



  • The Big Goal

  • Soccer Stars

  • Space Ark

    Ben and his family are walking in the woods when they are blinded by a dazzling light.Ben wakes up to find they have been abducted by aliens. He and his wife Anne are in a space zoo! But there is no sign of their son Jack, who is in even greater dang...

  • The Big Chance

  • The Big Clash

  • The Big Fix

  • The Big Football Frenzy

  • The Big Kick

  • The Big Star

  • Football Daft



  • Great Save!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Rob Childs has published 50 books.

Rob Childs does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Big Clash, was published in September 2021.

The first book by Rob Childs, The Big Day, was published in November 1990.

No. Rob Childs does not write books in series.
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