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Soccer Squad: Starting Eleven

Bali Rai

The local youth club are putting an under-elevens squad together – and Dal, Chris, Abs and Jason are determined to be picked.They know they’re the best players in their school – but what if that isn’t good enough and they don’t make the team? Dal knows he’d be gutted if his mates made it and […]

Fiction, Friendship, Sports

AGES: 10-12

Karate Kids

Holly Sterling

Join Maya and all her friends as they get together at the dojo for their Saturday karate class! There are moves to remember, blocks to practise, and punches to perfect! Maya is a white belt, which means she’s still a beginner, but with focus, balance and determination – and a little helping hand from her […]

Friendship, Picture Books, Sports

AGES: 3-7

Running on Empty

S.E Durrant

AJ’s grandfather has always been the one to keep his unusual family together, so when he dies things start to unravel at the edges. AJ is worried about his parents but they don t really seem to notice. In order to deal with his grief and to keep his anxiety at bay, AJ does what […]

Empathy, Fame, Family, Fiction, Grief/Loss, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Inspirational, Mental Health and Wellbeing, National Paralympic Heritage Trust, Olympic Park, Special Needs, Sports

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Defenders: Killing Ground

Tom Palmer

Seth has a special ability: to see things from the past. He’s at a football match when flickering flames and a screaming, wild-haired man appear on the pitch. A storm hits from nowhere and the crowd panics. No-one’s hurt, but more odd things happen over the following days and Seth learns he’s seeing a 1000-year-old, […]

Fantasy/ Supernatural, Fiction, Friendship, Historical, Spooky/Scary, Sports

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Respect: The Walter Tull Story

Michaela Morgan

A fictionalised account of the life of Walter ‘Tully’ Tull, a hero – on the football field and on the battlefield. His grandparents had been slaves and after his parents died, Walter and his brother Eddie were brought up in a children’s home. Read about how Walter, or Tully as he was known, became […]

Chiltern Open Air Museum, Fiction, Sports, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Wings: Flyboy

Tom Palmer

An adventure more thrilling than any football match!

Adventure, Historical Fiction, Sports, War

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Dream On

Bali Rai

Baljit works in his dad’s chippy and dreams of a football career. But his parents have different dreams…

Family, Fiction, Friendship, School/ Learning, Self-discovery, Sports

AGES: 10-12

Dragon Racer! First Flight

Margaret Bateson-Hill

Joanna Morris has no idea that her life is about to change once she shoots to stardom as the youngest racing dragon flyer in the country.

Adventure, Fantasy, Monsters, Sports

AGES: 7-10

Charlie Merrick’s Misfits in Fouls, Friends, and Football (Charlie Merricks Misfits 1)

Dave Cousins

A football book with a difference - it's funny, warm-hearted, and crammed with hilarious doodles, true facts, and match reports with a twist!

Funny, Picture Books, School/ Learning, Sports

AGES: 7-10

Walter Tull’s Scrapbook

Michaela Morgan

The inspirational true story of Walter Tull’s life, vividly reimagined here in scrapbook form, drawing on photographs, documents and records of his life.

Biography, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Historical, Historical Fiction, Sports, War, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10