United's under-twelves are in Poland for a tournament. Goal-keeper Tomasz is very excited to be playing in his home country, but team captain Ryan thinks Poland are rubbish - in fact, he thinks everything Polish is rubbish. Ryan's behaviour causes trouble both on and off the pitch. Can Ryan and Tomasz tackle their differences - or will Ryan's bullying foul United's chance of success?
Frankie and his team love playing football. There's always time for a game - especially when it's a tournament!
When Frankie and his friends are whisked to the Canadian Rockies they land with a splash - straight into a freezing river. Thank goodness for a giant rescue dog who turns up just in time. To return the favour, the friends save the dog's owner, Danni, from a grizzly bear. But when they get back to school, they realize their mission isn't over yet. Something has followed them through the portal... Can they return a large, furry creature to Canada, and help their new friend win the tournament of her life?
Frankie and his friends and their dog, Max, are magic-ed to Brazil where they must track down three key items to help England win the World Cup: the referee's whistle, a football and the trophy. Their adventures take them through a jungle, a Rio carnival and onto the beach for a game that could change the history of the tournament.
Jamie Johnson can't believe his luck. He's playing for Kingfield
School in the Cup Semi-Final and scouts from his favourite club,
Hawkstone United, are coming to watch! But Jamie's hopes of a professional
career still have a long way to go...
Girls FC: the best team for football and friendship
It’s her team’s first football tournament and Petra Ward can’t wait to play. But her mum has some bad news: the match falls on the same weekend as her older sister Charlotte’s important riding event. As usual, Charlotte (and the ponies) come first. Petra’s compensation is a sleepover at her best friend Megan’s house, but even that doesn’t run smoothly as Megan invites team-mate Jenny-Jane along too. Petra wonders if anyone will ever put her first.
A young footballer gains special power skills and is coached by Liverpool FC and England international, Steven Gerrard. A fantasy football tale from another dimension!
It's the final whistle for Jamie Johnson! After leading Scotland to near-victory in the World Cup, Jamie Johnson has landed the dream job: playing football for one of the best teams in the world,Barcelona. But when disaster strikes and his days of football glory feel like a distant memory, Jamie's future will begin exactly where everything first kicked off.
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'With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I'm delivering'12-year-old Josh and his twin Jordan have basketball in their blood.
They're kings of the court, star players for their school team.
Their father used to be a champion player and they each want nothing more than to follow in his footsteps. Both on and off the court, there is conflict and hardship which will test Josh's bond with his brother.
In this heartfelt novel in verse, the boys find that life doesn't come with a play-book and it's not all about winning.
IT'S TOUGH AT THE TOP! Teamwork is the second book in the football-tastic Roy of the Rovers fiction series. Part of the first season, this exciting series is written by award-winning author Tom Palmer.
Roy Race is living the dream. After all, how many 16-year-olds get to play up front for their favourite football team? Except life as Melchester Rovers new star striker isn't easy. Everyone's looking at him differently, social media is a nightmare, and Rovers are still stuck at the bottom of the league. All that, and he's still got to go to college, help out at home, and coach his little sister Rocky's football team. If he's going to cope, Roy better learn to be a team player and fast....
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Praise for the Roy of the Rovers series:
EPIC! - Match of the Day Magazine
I love the way that they are about so much more than football: they are about heart, values and family. Both graphic novel and fiction titles are compelling, engaging and a lot of fun. Lace up and get reading. - Jim Sells, Programme manager for Sport & Literacy, National Literacy Trust.
Read with my 7 year old who is football mad, really enjoyed it and left us wanting to read the next one in the series! - GoodReads Review
Poppy Love loves to dance!
This is the ninth book in this delightful series about Poppy Love, aspiring ballroom dancer, and her partner, Zack Bishop, who live in Brighton and attend the Blue Horizon Dance Studio. When Poppy and Zack, as well as their friends Emma and Steve, get parts in a stage show of Bugsy Malone, it turns out to be only the beginning. The children are also chosen to take part in the West End production – and even dance on television. This is the most exciting Poppy Love book yet!
