Fail to Succeed – Dan’s poem!

Here’s the text for Fail To Succeed – Dan’s entry for Premier League Primary Stars Writing Stars Competition, in case any schools want to use it! The competition, open to 5-11 year olds, will be judged by a star-studded panel, namely children’s author and ex-Chelsea legend Frank Lampard, Everton winger and lyricist Yannick Bolasie, Lauren […]

Rafael da Cruz’s Tips for the Top #1 – Ruben Neves

If you’ve read Skills From Brazil, then you know that Jamie’s friend Rafael Da Cruz is quite simply a master when it comes to spotting football talent. So we thought we’d put him to the test and ask him to do a regular feature where he predicts which young players will ultimately go on to […]

Meet Joseph – October’s JJ Fan Of The Month!

Every month, we name a huge Jamie Johnson fan as a Fan Of The Month! This fan could be anyone, from anywhere around the globe. He, she or they could come to our attention in several different ways, for example, at a school Dan attends, a piece of writing he or she sends to Dan, […]

Mikey is September’s JJ Fan Of The Month!

Each month we profile some of the biggest Jamie Johnson fans from around the globe. This fan could come to our attention in several different ways, for example, at a school Dan attends, a piece of writing he or she sends to Dan, or a fan-mail or letter that they have sent. Each month, a […]

The Wright Family are August’s JJ Fans Of The Month!

Each month we profile some of the biggest Jamie Johnson fans from around the globe. This fan could come to our attention in several different ways, for example, at a school Dan attends, a piece of writing he or she sends to Dan, or a fan-mail or letter that they have sent. Each month, a […]

From Rebel to Reader

We are always interested to hear from keen fans of the Jamie Johnson novels but when we hear that the books and football have ‘completely changed’ a reader, we have to find out more… It seems that is the case 14-year-old Alex, a huge fan of the JJ series, who recently got in touch with […]

JJ is on Social Media!

Jamie Johnson – your favourite book character himself – is on Instagram and Twitter! If you have ever read a Jamie Johnson story and wanted to actually speak to JJ, ask him a question or just see what he likes to do other in his free time (other than playing football, of course!) than you […]

Being Jamie Johnson

Since the Jamie Johnson books were first released, there have been many fans who have felt as if they were in Jamie Johnson’s shoes – living similar lives and playing football just like him.  Sixteen year-old Rhys Davies is just the same – except that he really was Jamie – for a couple of days, […]

The July Fan Of The Month is Julian!

Each month we profile some of the biggest Jamie Johnson fans from around the globe. They become a ‘JJ Fan Of The Month.’ This fan could come to our attention in several different ways, for example, at a school Dan attends, a piece of writing he or she sends to Dan, or a fan-mail or […]

Jason is June’s JJ Fan Of The Month!

Each month we profile some of the biggest Jamie Johnson fans from around the globe. Congratulations to Jason Bradley-Irvine who came to our attention after Dan received a really nice email from him. He is this month’s pick! Name:- Jason Bradley-Irvine How old are you?:- 11 Where are you from:- Belfast When did you start […]