Greatest, The

Description: Great sporting title, packed with facts about Muhammad Ali. When Ali's bike is stolen by a local bully, he turns to the story of Muhammad Ali for inspiration - the greatest boxer of all time, inspiring the fight of Ali's young life. A brilliant read about standing up to bullies and overcoming the odds. From firm favourite Alan Gibbons. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+

Author Biography: A former primary school teacher, Alan has written over 60 books and won many prestigious awards such as the Blue Peter Award for 'The Book I Couldn't Put Down', the Angus Book Award and the Stockport Book award. He has been shortlisted twice for the Carnegie Medal and his books have been published all over the world in dozens of languages. As well as being a writer, Alan is also an education consultant and is a very popular speaker at schools, libraries, colleges and conferences - he visits over 150 schools a year!