Jez Smedley: Diary of a Football Ninja: World Championship Wipeout! Synopsis
To the outside world, the Smedleys look like any other family: Mum, Dad, son, daughter, hamster ... and a grandpa dozing in the corner. Looks can be deceiving, however, because the Smedleys have a secret ... a very BIG secret. They are actually a daredevil team of crime-solving football ninjas! Throgmorton United are heading to the Inter-School World Championship in Brazil, and the Smedleys are determined to stay focused. Nothing must stand in their way of training for the final showdown of the season ... apart from a school technology project, an evil computer-hacking genius and a disappearing grandpa. Have the football ninjas finally met their match - in more ways than one?
Jem Packer is an award-winning children's author and cartoon strip writer for Private Eye. He is also one half of Knife and Packer, who have written and illustrated more than 30 books for children. Jem's greatest claim to fame is appearing on stage with Sir Paul McCartney as half a pantomime horse. He is a winner of the Laugh Out Loud Book Award and lives in London with his family.
