Showing posts with label Soccer - Fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Soccer - Fiction. Show all posts

Monday, 29 June 2015

Go! Go! Chichico!

Dyslexia-friendly
Summary: When Chichico gets a trial for Santos Brazil it's like a dream come true. But can a barefoot boy from the slums really play for the best team in Brazil? Perhaps he can... with a little help from his friends! (Back cover)

Thursday, 14 August 2014

Hubert & the magic glasses

Sadly, the Able Ants are not the best soccer team in the district - and Hubert is not the best player. He loves soccer, but  his sills are getting worse, not better. Could magic glasses be the answer?

Thursday, 31 July 2014

Jake's great game

Jake knows he's going to be AWESOME at soccer.
He'll be super-fast and much too tricky for all the other players.
He'll fire the ball at goal like a cannon.
But what if soccer isn't as easy as Jake thinks?
His dribbling looks like bad passing and his passing looks like bad dribbling.
The ball just won't do what he wants. 
Will Jake ever have a great game?

Friday, 5 April 2013

The Winning Goal

Summary: Jack wants to kick a goal at soccer, but the coach had made him goalie. There's no glory in goalkeeping, is there

Friday, 4 May 2012

Way to play, Sammy!

Sammy has made the team - but can she make the grade?
There's more to football than scoring goals and doing fancy tricks, but will Sammy be smart enough to realize that in time?
Will she be able to handle success - and failure? Will her pride come before a fall? And there's a big surprise for the Shooting Stars: what does it have to do with the number nine?

Thursday, 3 May 2012

SAMMY joins the shooting stars

When sammy banks used her new comet boots to kick her football into a bowl of custard she thought she was doomed.
Instead, she is given the chance of a lifetime - to try out for the best football club in town.
But is she good enough? Will she be able to ignore the teasing? And will she ever be able to dribble the ball past her dog, Splodge?

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Wasim the Wanderer

Wasim is trying out his football skills for Teamwork 10,000, which might just lead to a trial with the Woodhey Wanderers! But how can he play his best football with Robert Bailey lurking around every corner at school... and then at the practice ground too?

Thursday, 22 March 2012

Star Striker Titch

A fun football story by an award-winning author in this popular series for young readers. It's the school five-a-side World Cup. Titch has new boots and he's ready to score goals. But Bungo's the striker and he doesn't want tinies like Titch in his team. Will Bungo grab the World Cup glory - or will it be star striker Titch? With its simple, dynamic story-telling and line illustrations, this is ideal for children building their reading confidence.