IT'S A ROCKY ROAD! Game Changer is the eighth book in the football-tastic Roy of the Rovers illustrated fiction series, and the second Rocky of the Rovers story. Part of the third season, this exciting series is written by award-winning author Tom Palmer.The newly formed Melchester Women’s team are going from strength to strength in their first full season of professional football, lead by the tenacious Rocky Race. But behind the scenes, the morale of the club is low. After a shocking incident in a men's European game, and the recent Race family tragedy, Rocky, her brother Roy, and the whole club is struggling to deal with the aftermath. What’s more, she's fighting with Ffion her friend! Can she maintain her match-winning performances? How is she supposed to deal with everything that’s happened? And just where does her footballing future lie? Enjoyed this title? Pick up The £100 Million Game next to continue the story!Praise for the Roy of the Rovers series:EPIC! - Match of the Day MagazineI love the way that they are about so much more than football: they are about heart, values and family. Both graphic novel and fiction titles are compelling, engaging and a lot of fun. Lace up and get reading. - Jim Sells, Programme manager for Sport & Literacy, National Literacy Trust.Read with my 7 year old who is football mad, really enjoyed it and left us wanting to read the next one in the series! - GoodReads Review
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"Rocky proves that girls can be tough. She is a brilliant role model for girls and boys alike." - Kate Heap, A Scope for Imagination. Rocky returns for another drama filled book in the Roy of the Rovers series, featuring the historic and newly formed Melchester Rovers Women's Team!
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781786184955
Publisert
2022-06-23
Utgiver
Vendor
Rebellion Publishing Ltd.
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
128 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Forfatter
Illustratør
Om bidragsyterne
Tom Palmer is the author of 48 books featuring spies, history, the RAF, ghosts, detectives, war, football and rugby, and he works around the UK and the world for the National Literacy Trust, the British Council, the Reading Agency, Reading Force, the Premier League, the FA and England Rugby.
He has written series for Puffin Books and Barrington Stoke, including most recently, Armistice Runner, which was shortlisted for 5 book prizes, and won the Ruth Rendell Award 2019 for outstanding contribution to literacy as well as winning the Solihull and Leicester children's book awards. He was also shortlisted for the prestigious Blue Peter Book Award.