Football Academy Pack Pack by Tom Palmer (author)

Promising young players go all out to fulfil their dreams in these gripping football stories for confident readers. Can Yunis persuade his father that football is a worthwhile career choice? Can Polish goalie Tomasz show the others why he is proud of his home country? Will Joe face up to bullies and take control of his game again? Can Ben transfer his skill for reading soccer tactics to reading written words on a page?

Combining on-pitch action with strong characters and lots of psychological insights into the obstacles and rivalries that the boys face, this is winning stuff from a Blue Peter Award nominee. The author, Tom Palmer, has worked with Booktrust and the National Literacy Trust, and was an official writer for the Premier League Reading Stars scheme.