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The first children's book from superstar England striker, Ian Wright.

Inspired by Ian's life story, Striking Out follows the journey of 13-year-old Jerome, who has a dream of becoming a world-class footballer.

But with a difficult home life, Jerome can’t see how he’ll ever make this dream come true ... until he meets a mentor figure who can hopefully put him on the right track. 

From the winning writing team of Ian Wright and Musa Okwonga.

Ian Wright is one of the UK’s all-time leading goal scorers. He’s lifted the Premier League title, The FA Cup, the European Cup Winners’ Cup and won the Premier League golden boot. 

Musa Okwonga is an author, poet, journalist and musician; he is a co-host of the Stadio&nb

Striking Out

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    A Hardback by Ian Wright, Musa Okwonga, Benjamin Wachenje

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      Publisher Scholastic
      Published 2 September 2021
      ISBN-13 9780702306860
      978-0702306860
      ISBN-10 070230686X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The first children's book from superstar England striker, Ian Wright.

      Inspired by Ian's life story, Striking Out follows the journey of 13-year-old Jerome, who has a dream of becoming a world-class footballer.

      But with a difficult home life, Jerome can’t see how he’ll ever make this dream come true ... until he meets a mentor figure who can hopefully put him on the right track. 

      From the winning writing team of Ian Wright and Musa Okwonga.

      Ian Wright is one of the UK’s all-time leading goal scorers. He’s lifted the Premier League title, The FA Cup, the European Cup Winners’ Cup and won the Premier League golden boot. 

      Musa Okwonga is an author, poet, journalist and musician; he is a co-host of the Stadio&nb

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