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Football Academy: Boys United
By (Author) Tom Palmer
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Puffin
29th June 2009
2nd April 2009
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
176
Width 126mm, Height 196mm, Spine 16mm
120g
The first in a fast-paced new football series for readers aged 7-9, by Tom Palmer, author of Football Detective- Foul Play. Jake loves football and dreams of becoming a professional footballer. He's worried about his height though - what if he's too small for football But on the day of his trial Jake is quick on the ball and scores - he's made it! Jake can't wait to pull on his shirt and join the team. But someone at the club wants to make his life difficult. Can Jake face up to the bullies and become man of the match again Stay on the ball this season with the first four stories following the boys in United's under-twelves.
As well as being a huge football fan, Tom Palmer has an international reputation in reader development. He is a coordinator of the Reading Partners consortium, works with The Reading Agency, Booktrust and the National Literacy Trust, and has been the official writer for the Premier League Reading Stars scheme for five years. He is the author of the Football Detective series, also for Puffin Books. Tom lives in West Yorkshire with his wife and daughter.