Dal, Chris, Abs and Jason have made the squad for the local youth club under-lls football team. And after their first match (not as successful as they'd have liked), they are determined to prove that they've got what it takes to be winners.
Rushton Reds for the Cup!
Chris is a striker - but can he put the ball in the back of the net when Rushton Reds meet Evington Eagles, their chief rivals, in a big Cup game?He and his team-mates - Dal, Jason and Abs - all want to lift the trophy. But Evington Eagles are the Cup-holders and won't be easy to beat . . .
Having grown up in the heart of Leicester's Sikh community, Bali Rai went to London to study Politics. After managing a bar and thinking about becoming a journalist, he now devotes all his time to writing and visiting schools to talk about his books. He is the author of a number of titles for the Random House Children's list, several of which have won awards or been shortlisted; including Unarranged Marriage, which won four regional awards and was shortlisted for five others!The Whisper was shortlisted for the prestigious BookTrust Teenage Prize. Soccer Squad is his first younger book for the RHCB lists.
Title: Soccer Squad: Glory!
Author: Bali Rai
ISBN: 9781862306561
Binding:
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Publication Date: 2009-03-05
Number of Pages: 112
Weight: 0.0817 kg
An action-packed new football series * The Bookseller *
One of a series of short, sharp and fast stories with football to the fore * The School Librarian *