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The Dream Team: Jaz Santos vs. the World
By (Author) Priscilla Mante
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Puffin
20th July 2021
27th May 2021
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Association footbal
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
823.92
Paperback
352
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 21mm
248g
A heart-warming, funny and accessible new series- Bend It Like Beckham for fans of Jacqueline Wilson and Ella On The Outside. Things begin to go wrong for Jaz when her mum moves out, leaving her family behind. Determined to fix everything, she creates her own girl's football team to be the star her mum always wanted. First, she recruits a brilliant new group of friends to join her team. But after a shaky start, seven very different personalities to manage, and no one at school taking the girls' team seriously, football stardom feels a long way off. Can Jaz keep everyone - and herself - out of trouble long enough to convince her mum to come home A relatable, inclusive story about families, unlikely friendships and girl power.
A great book about a girls' football team - it's exciting, original and heart-warming -- Jacqueline Wilson
A stunning and inspiring story that I raced through, cheering Jaz and her friends on as I read. Priscilla Mante is an author to watch. -- Aisha Bushby, author of A Pocketful of Stars
An empowering read of friendship, family and football [...] that will encourage dreamers everywhere to shoot for the stars! -- Maria Kuzniar, author of The Ship of Shadows
Exactly the book that my heart needed right now. It's an uplifting, fun celebration of girls in sport, and it's impossible not to root for Jaz and the rest of her team. I wish this book had been available when I was growing up! -- Carlie Sorosiak, author of I, Cosmo
Priscilla Mante is a London based writer from Glasgow. She spent several years delivering arts, literacy and cultural programmes to young people and currently works in corporate communications. She is the author of Jaz Santos vs the World and Charligh Green vs the Spotlight.