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Striking Out: the second book in the Football Academy series by Tom Palmer
Yunis can’t believe that he’s United leading scorer. It should be the happiest time of his life, but his father wants him to give up football and work hard at school. Can Yunis convince his dad that he can do both, or will he have to hang up his boots forever?
Stay on the ball this season with all the action from Football Academy.
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.
Also by Tom Palmer:
Football Academy:
Boys United; Striking Out; Free Kick; Captain Fantastic
Foul Play:
Foul Play; Killer Pass; Dead Ball; Own Goal; Off Side
The Squad:
White Fear; Black Op
Publisher : Puffin
Publication date : 2 April 2009
Language : English
Print length : 160 pages
ISBN-10 : 0141324686
ISBN-13 : 978-0141324685
Item weight : 120 g
Reading age : 7 – 9 years
Dimensions : 13 x 1 x 19.8 cm
Book 2 of 6 : Football Academy
Grade level : Pre-school and up
Best Sellers Rank: 205,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 578 in Children’s Books on Football 17,443 in Sports, Hobbies & Games 21,781 in Literature & Fiction for Children (Books)
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