T.J. and the Cup Run
By (Author) Theo Walcott
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Corgi Childrens
15th August 2010
5th August 2010
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
192
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 13mm
138g
The third in an unmissable series about a football-mad group of friends, by the brilliant Arsenal and England star, Theo Walcott. TJ and his friends get a terrible shock when their old teacher, Mr Potter, returns from illness to take over from Mr Wood as PE teacher at Parkview School. Worse still, they are about to play in the semifinal of the Cup, and Mr Potter's really bad tactics nearly lose them the match. With everything they've trained for hanging in the balance, can TJ and his friends turn things around and win
Theo Walcott was born on 16 March 1989 and grew up near Newbury. After joining the youth scheme at Southampton, he became the Saints' youngest ever player, before joining Arsenal in January 2006. Following his surprise selection in Sven-G ran Eriksson's World Cup squad, Theo set another record in making his England debut at the age of just 17 years and 75 days, and was named the BBC's Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2006. He has now played more than 300 times for Arsenal and is fast approaching 100 goals for the Gunners, including the goal that set them on the way to victory in the 2015 FA Cup Final. In September 2008 he also became the youngest player to score a hat-trick for England, for whom he now has nearly 50 caps.