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Flyboy (Take to the Skies: Wings #1) by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Wings
Jatinder seems to be living his dream - he's training for his team's youth squad, and his host parents Steve and Esther are really great. But the other kids are always on the alert for anything that makes a player different, and Jatinder is definitely that. Steve reckons it's good to be different - look ...Show more
Football's Greatest Moments (Ultimate Football Heroes) by Tom Palmer
Category: Education | Series: Ultimate Football Heroes Ser.
From the invention of the modern sport all the way to the present day, bestselling author and football expert Tom Palmer picks ONE HUNDRED of the most thrilling and significant goals, games, and players from more than 150 years of the Beautiful Game. Featuring Pele's World Cup, Maradona's Hand of God, J ...Show more
Formula 1 by Tom Palmer
Category: Education | Series: Edge: Go Turbo
GO TURBO is power-packed with MORE FACTS, MORE RECORDS and MORE WEBSITES than most books. This book is about Formula 1, featuring everything from the top drivers to the best circuits. It includes a story called 'Commentator's Curse'.
Foul Play (Foul Play #1) by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Foul Play
Danny is obsessed with two things: football - especially City Football Club - and investigating crimes. So when England and City footballing hero Sam Roberts is reported missing the day after Danny saw him being taken, blindfolded, into the bowels of the City FC stadium late at night, he's determined to ...Show more
Free Kick (Football Academy #5) by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Football Academy
This is the fifth book in the fast-paced "Football Academy" series. James has been a junior player at United for a long time. Everyone expects him to follow in his dad's footsteps and play for England one day. But James isn't so sure. He has something he wants to do even more than football. Something th ...Show more
Ghost Stadium by Tom Palmer
Category: Young Adult
A thrilling ghost story from the author of the popular Football Academy series. Lucas, Irfan and Jack want to mark the beginning of their summer holidays in style! Tricking their parents with a camping cover story, the boys sneak into the old abandoned football stadium to spend the night. Are the rumou ...Show more
Killer Pass (Foul Play #4) by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Foul Play
In recent months, there has been a spate of burglaries at the houses of players from Danny's favourite football club, City FC. Danny wants to know who's behind it all and is on the case. But after scouting out the crime scenes, there are newspaper reports of a young boy having been seen hanging around. ...Show more
Killing Ground (Defenders #1) by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Defenders
Everyone is freaked out when circles of scorched earth start appearing in Halifax - on the moors, the parks and even the football pitches. Seth is most disturbed of all - he sees the shadows of the past. But when he looks into a Viking's murderous eyes and smells the stink of burning flesh, Seth knows h ...Show more
Off Side (Foul Play #3) by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Foul Play
When Danny Harte finds out there's been an anonymous foreign buy-out of his favorite club, City, he's furious - the fans were about to buy it themselves. The club is being secretive and Danny is determined to find out what's going on - until he's caught staking out the club by the police and cautioned. ...Show more
Over the Line by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction
A stunning new edition of Tom Palmer's bestselling novel based on the true story of WWI war hero and footballing legend Jack Cock.
Over the Line: Even in the Trenches Football Lives On by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction
Powerful historical novel about one footballer's experience in World War I, based on the little-known history of the Flanders Cup. It's 1914 and Jack is making his debut as a pro footballer. But his first match is marred by a demonstration demanding that the teams sign up to do their duty in France. Wor ...Show more
Over the Line (Primary 8-12) by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction
It's 1914 and Jack is making his debut as a pro footballer. But his first match is marred by a demonstration demanding that the teams sign up to do their duty in France. Word of the Footballer's Battalion and a cup in Flanders provides a glimmer of hope that Jack can keep his dream of playing for Engla ...Show more