Books by Alan Gibbons

New boy Smithy can't understand why everyone is so excited about a player on the football team called "e;Bengo."e; He's been absent for the first few games of the season and starts the next game on the bench, so surely he can't be that special?But when their coach pulls Smithy off and sends Bengo on in his place, Smithy gets a chance to see him in action. Bengo is easily the best player Smithy's ever seen, putting in perfect crosses and generally running the opposition ragged.So why is Bengo left on the bench so often, and why does he seem to bottle it when any strong tackles come his way?An engaging football story accompanied by fascinating facts about famous substitutes, from reluctant-reader favourite Alan Gibbons.

Two teenagers witness a murder - and now they're the next targets. An action-packed, edge-of-your-seat YA thriller from bestselling author, Alan Gibbons. Gripping and gritty, perfect for fans of Kevin Brooks, Patrice Lawrence and Malorie Blackman.

A real-life thriller about memory loss, arms dealing, and fathers and sons from million copy selling, prize-winning author, Alan Gibbons.'He was here again last night, the man with the dead eyes. He was in my room and in my head.'There are not many things Nick Mallory knows for sure. He knows there was a car crash. He knows he is in hospital. And he knows he feels furious with his father. What he doesn't know is why. As his memories start to return, Nick finds himself caught in a net of secrets and lies - where truth and perception collide and heroes and villains are not easy to tell apart.Shortlisted for the Grampian Children's Books Award.

Fact and fiction intertwine in this heartfelt tribute to football, honouring victims of Hillsborough and other disasters, and celebrating trailblazing black players. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. This Graphic Texts pack contains 1 set of guided reading notes and 4 reading books, 1 each of: Antarctic Ambush, The Call of the Wild, The Raven and other poems, Great Engineers.

Fact and fiction intertwine in this wonderful celebration of African football, with a strong message of ambition, hard work and determination at its heart. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+

Terrorism, heroism and everything in between...THE TRAP is a teen thriller about espionage, a missing brother and the ever-raging war on terror by million-copy-selling author, Alan Gibbons.MI5 agent, Kate, receives a tip-off about an asset, who seems too good to be true. Amir and Nasima are trying to make friends at their new school but struggling to keep a terrible secret. A group of jihadists are planning something. And behind it all stands Majid. Brother. Son. Hero. Terrorist.Spanning Iraq, Syria and England, THE TRAP grapples with one of the greatest challenges of our time.

The name is Kade, Jack Kade. I take the jobs the cops can't do. I clear the skyways of the scum of the universe. I hunt down the gangsters, the kidnappers, every kind of low life. It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it.

Childhood friends Chris and Imran celebrate the Millenium as inseparable blood brothers, they are both seven years old. But by 2011 their lives have taken very different paths. One has joined the Army and served in Afghanistan, the other is a potential jihad recruit. They are no longer friends, and there are bitter wounds between them which remain unhealed. Will their childhood bond be strong enough to overcome an extremist plot?In a highly-charged, honest and life affirming story, told in flashback from both Chris and Imran's viewpoint, Alan Gibbon's cleverly explores the very real issue of terrorism that affects everyone today.

Project X Alien Adventures takes you on an incredible independent reading journey with this fantastic story featuring the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger. The micro-friends rip-jump to a barren landscape shrouded in fog. But what is lurking in the mist? And how can they escape from their own shadows?

A gripping virtual reality thriller based on Norse mythology - the final volume of The Legendeer trilogy.

Algorithm Graph Theory introduces most of the classical concepts of pure and applied graph theory (spanning trees, connectivity, genus, colourability, flows in networks, matching and transversals) and covers many of the classical theorems. Its emphasis is on algorithms and their complexity n which graph problems have known efficient solutions and which are intractable.

A gripping, virtual reality thriller - the second title in The Legendeer trilogy.

Føniks og de transsylvanske vampyrer er andet bind i Alan Gibbons trilogi om drengen Føniks oplevelser i en uhyggelig parallel verden. Det første bind Føniks og den virtuelle labyrint er prisbelønnet i England og solgt til filmatisering. br br I bøgerne ryger Føniks og veninden Laura, gennem computerspillet Sagnhelt, ind i en farefuld, virtuel verden, der er befolket med blodsugende, transsylvanske vampyrer og frygtindgydende varulve. br br Handlingen i denne anden bog om Føniks lever fuldt ud op til de hårrejsende oplevelser, Føniks og Laura blev udsat for i den første bog i trilogien, "Føniks og den virtuelle labyrint". br br "En usædvanlig veldrejet historie fra teknologiens tusmørke. (...) Ikke så underligt at Gibbons bog har vundet flere priser og måske skal filmatiseres." br - Steffen Larsen, Politiken

Føniks og den virtuelle labyrint er første bind i Alan Gibbons fantasy-trilogi om drengen Føniks oplevelser i en uhyggelig parallel verden. Bogen er prisbelønnet i England og solgt til filmatisering. For den 14-årige dreng Føniks, bliver computerspillet "Sagnhelt" grusom virkelighed, da han for at redde sin far bliver trukket ind i en verden befolket af græske guder og sagnfigurer. Pressen skriver: "En usædvanlig veldrejet historie fra teknologiens tusmørke. (...) Ikke så underligt at Gibbons bog har vundet flere priser og måske skal filmatiseres." - Steffen Larsen, Politiken