{"product_id":"t-j-and-the-hattrick-9780552562454","title":"T.J. and the Hattrick","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTJ is a new boy at Parkview School and he''s never played in a proper football match before, but he soon makes friends with a bunch of football-mad kids.The trouble is, none of the teachers at Parkview are interested in football and the kids have nowhere to play - until Mr Wood arrives. With Mr Wood''s help - and with the assistance of Mr Wood''s old friend, Marshall Jones, a Premier League footballer - the kids and their parents mend their pitch, begin to put together a brilliant football team, and start to turn the school into a place to be proud of.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheo's own story of developing his exceptional speed and striking skill that in the book causes him to fell the irate head teacher but in reality made him the fleet-footed darling of the Emirates at only 17 is  threaded through the story. Good on detail, nicely written with a light humorous touch, Theo shows as sure a foot in print as on the pitch. -- Julia Eccleshare * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eNow his range (Theo Walcott's) of kid's books look set to be a huge success too. * The Sun *\u003cbr\u003ethe first two books are actually pretty good... thoroughly enjoyable. Their climaxes, little more than made-up match reports, are particularly well done. Like their creator, this series could run and run. -- Simon Burnton * The Observer *\u003cbr\u003eBoth stories... deal with the hard graft of training... Entertaining reads for soccer fans aged seven and upwards. * Irish Examiner *\u003cbr\u003ea great idea to get football-mad boys and girls reading and enjoyable enough to welcome others into the world of the beautiful game * Junior Magazine *","brand":"Penguin Random House Children's UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018288824663,"sku":"9780552562454","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780552562454.jpg?v=1750776322","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/t-j-and-the-hattrick-9780552562454","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}