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Boys United: the first book in the Football Academy series by Tom Palmer

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 ser

Football Academy Boys United

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Puffin
      Published 2 April 2009
      ISBN-13 9780141324678
      978-0141324678
      ISBN-10 0141324678
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Boys United: the first book in the Football Academy series by Tom Palmer

      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 ser

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