Catherine MacPhail

Catherine MacPhail

  • 4 stars across 37 books
Cathy MacPhail won the Kathleen Fidler Award with her first novel, Run Zan Run, the Scottish Arts Council Award with her second novel Fighting Back, and a Royal Mail award for Roxy's Baby. Cathy MacPhail's work is enormously popular with young teenagers, her trademarks being a mix of humour, with pacy and topical storylines. Cathy lives in Greenock, Scotland.
26th April 2001

Tribes

Kevin is determined that he'll never join a gang but his path crosses the Tribe's when he saves one of them from a rival... MoreTribes

(3 reviews) Review
4th January 2012

The Football Shirt: Band 18/Pearl

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Ross has been saving for a footbal... MoreThe Football Shirt: Band 18/Pearl

(1 review) Review
11th May 2017

The Evil Within: How Young Henry Jekyll Became Mr Hyde

Atmospheric, haunting and spine-chilling, this imagining of a young Henry Jekyll’s childhood and his transf... MoreThe Evil Within: How Young Henry Jekyll Became Mr Hyde

(1 review) Review
4th September 2006

Into the Shadows

Ram has no memory of who he is, his background or where he has come from. He awakes in a darkened corridor of a block of... MoreInto the Shadows

(1 review) Review
7th January 2019

Jack in Goal: Band 08/Purple

It’s Jack’s first day at Glendale School. He’s a star goalie, so why isn’t he happy when he’s asked to join the team? ... MoreJack in Goal: Band 08/Purple

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1st January 2019

Fighting Back

Amita and her family have moved to a new town after her father's business was destroyed in a fire. Hoping for a better l... MoreFighting Back

(0 reviews) Review
28th July 2011

Copycat

'Pinkie! Kittens! Run!' Sammy was the first ot hear the heavy thud of footsteps. He recognised the threat at once and ca... MoreCopycat

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2nd April 2009

Bad Company

When Danny's mother is taken ill, he is shipped off to Indonesia to spend the summer with his father, whom he barely kno... MoreBad Company

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1st May 2013

If It Wasn’t For Tom: Band 09 Gold/Band 16 Sapphire

If it wasn’t for Tom, one young boy would be much happier at school – he would be able to play football without being ta... MoreIf It Wasn’t For Tom: Band 09 Gold/Band 16 Sapphire

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16th January 2015

Own Goal: Band 08/Purple

It's Jack's first day at Glendale School. He's a star goalie, so why isn't he happy when he's asked to join the team? ... MoreOwn Goal: Band 08/Purple

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