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Own Goal (Foul Play #5) by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Foul Play
Meet Danny Harte. Football fan and crime detective. Danny loves supporting his local team, City FC. So when everyone starts supporting the Italian team Forza FC, Danny is angry. His club is in jeopardy and needs their support. Danny decides to investigate the sudden popularity of the new team - starting ...Show more
Pitch Invasion (#3 Defenders) by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Defenders
A tense Seth is waiting to hear if his mum's got the 'all-clear'. But instead of relaxing in Cornwall, Seth is haunted by visions. Heads on spikes - bloodied and rotten, eyes pecked out - surrounding an Iron Age hill fort to keep intruders away. When Seth meets two football-crazy brothers from Aleppo th ...Show more
Reading the Game (Football Academy #4) by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Football Academy
Ben is at his happiest playing for United and is getting top marks from the coach. But every day at school is a trial for Ben, as he struggles to hide a huge secret from his teachers and classmates. Ben's secret is starting to affect his game - can he swallow his pride and ask for help before he sidelin ...Show more
Resist: One Girl's Fight Back Against the Nazis by Tom Palmer
Category: Young Adult
Award-winning author Tom Palmer shines a light on the incredible work of the WWll Dutch resistance, in a story inspired by the childhood of Hollywood legend Audrey Hepburn.
Rugby Academy by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Conkers
Celebrate the buzz of the Rugby World cup with this action-packed, globe-trotting rugby adventure from top-selling author Tom Palmer.Borderlands School's First XV have their sights set on becoming the best school rugby team in the world. But while the boys focus on their matches, many of their parents a ...Show more
Spitfire (Take to the Skies: Wings #2) by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Wings
Greg is only happy when he's active - on the pitch or on his phone, it doesn't matter. But as soon as training's over or his host parent Steve takes the phone away, he's on edge. Steve suggests that Greg do something quiet with him, like making one of Steve's beloved Airfix kits. And the next thing Greg ...Show more
Striking Out by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Football Academy
Yunis can't believe that he's United leading scorer. It should be the happiest time of his life, but his father wants him to give up football and work hard at school. Can Yunis convince his dad that he can do both, or will he have to hang up his boots forever? Stay on the ball this season with all the a ...Show more
Surface to Air (Rugby Academy #2) by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Rugby Academy
Second instalment of Tom Palmer's action-packed rugby trilogy set against the backdrop of war. The Borderlands boarding school rugby team have made it into the European Rugby Championship Tournament. They're enjoying their time in France, but Rory and the rest of the team can't help thinking about each ...Show more
The Real Thing (Football Academy #3) by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Football Academy
United's under-twelves are in Poland for a tournament. Goal-keeper Tomasz is very excited to be playing in his home country, but team captain Ryan thinks Poland are rubbish - in fact, he thinks everything Polish is rubbish. Ryan's behaviour causes trouble both on and off the pitch. Can Ryan and Tomasz t ...Show more
The Secret Football Club by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Pocket Money Puffins
James, Lily and friends have had some bad news - football is now banned at their school. But they all love football! So if they're not allowed to kick a ball the playground, they'll have to find another way to play - in secret...
The Squad: White Fear by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction
The Squad have been summoned to the deadly and frozen land of the Arctic Circle by the British Prime Minister who has heard of their growing reputation as brilliant young spies. An unknown criminal is trying to hijack a world conference about the precious and much fought-over fuels that lie below the ar ...Show more
Typhoon (Take to the Skies: Wings #3) by Tom Palmer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Wings
Sisters Maddie and Jess are new to the football school. They bicker all the time, they never agree and they constantly try to score points against one another. Steve and Esther are keen to get the girls working together, and it's an uphill struggle. But the airfield has other ideas...Maddie and Jess wak ...Show more