Clash of the Titans
The penultimate day of Reads United’s World Cup Tour in schools and libraries saw us in Lepton on the outskirts of Huddersfield. I felt the occasion needed marking with something special as I was performing on hallowed Yorkshire ground so I wore my Huddersfield Town t-shirt and Tom wore his Leeds shirt to antagonize the locals.
We began in Rowley Lane Junior and Infant School. Here, the penalty shoot was fast and furious as you can see from the stance of Ben Ruddlesden, today’s victim – I mean – volunteer goalie.
This was so not on the job application thought the librarian!
Our second session in leafy Lepton was at Lepton CE Primary School just down the road. The children asked some excellent questions. One girl wanted to know how Tom understood the people in all the foreign countries he based his books when he went there to research and a teacher asked if any part of me went into the stories I write. I was also asked who my favourite Town player was (Peter Clarke). Ah! It was so good to finally outnumber the Leeds fans in the audience.
An improved performance by Ruddlesden saw only one child qualify for the second round of the penalty shoot out – a first. Well done Sam. Sign him up, Clarkey!
Sam the man!