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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 GBP100 Million Game
next to continue the story! Praise for the Roy of the Rovers
series: EPIC! - Match of the Day Magazine I 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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The Egyptian Heir
(Hardcover)
Janelle Filteau; Illustrated by Rebecca Romphf
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R997
R844
Discovery Miles 8 440
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1983. In the year before Orwell's chilling totalitarian prophecy,
normally sunny Southern California finds itself drenched by
something called "El Ni
Lazer McNulty is crazy about soccer and pushes the envelope every
time he's on the field. He has a serious temper problem. When his
coach cancels soccer season early, Lazer and his friends have a lot
of time on their hands. The situation takes a radical turn when
Lazer is pulled into an adventure of discovery. While learning that
something terrible is about to happen in his town, he discovers a
lot about himself, his sidekick cousin, Carmen, his friends, and
the town's adults. Lazer becomes the unofficial leader of the pack
as he and his friends try to stop the looming disaster.
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Will It
(Hardcover)
Courtney Kotloski; Illustrated by Natalie Sorrentino
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R435
Discovery Miles 4 350
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The sixth and final book in the Jamie Johnson football series - as
seen on CBBC! "This was the team of teams. The club of clubs. And
now they wanted him to join them." A transfer to the best club in
the world beckons for Jamie Johnson. This is big. This is huge!
However, a time bomb is already ticking within Jamie... The final
whistle about to blow. With brand new characters and all the
trademark jaw-dropping footy action, Dan Freedman and Jamie Johnson
return on very top form for the fifth book in the series Perfect
books for every young football/soccer fan Author Dan Freedman has
been a writer for the FA, the Premier League and attended two World
Cups. PRAISE FOR The Kick Off (Jamie Johnson, book 1) "An inspiring
read for all football fans" GARY LINEKER. "Dan knows his football"
OWEN HARGREAVES. "You'll read this and want to get out there and
play" STEVEN GERRARD. "If you like football, this book's for you"
FRANK LAMPARD. "Pure class - brings the game to life"OWEN COYLE.
In this action-packed story, the X-tails enter the Monster Ramp
Contest, which brings them face to face with the best skateboarders
in the world. Winning is a long shot, especially with Mischief the
Wolf up to his mischievous ways. To make matters even tougher for
the X-tails, the reigning skateboard champ is there-Streak the
Panther. Will the contest be a classic showdown of amazing tricks
and spectacular wipe outs, or will things get turned upside down?
Hold onto your seat during this zoober-exciting adventure, which
will leave you laughing and cheering
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Velocity
(Paperback)
Chris Wooding
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R180
R109
Discovery Miles 1 090
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Cassica and Shiara have grown up in an outback settlement far from
anywhere. Life's hard where they live, but these two girls have a
dream. They want to take on the Widowmaker: an off-road rally
through some of the most dangerous places on Earth. It's their
ticket to fame and fortune. But it just might be the death of
them...
"Complex, captivating, and gorgeously written." --Karen M. McManus,
New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying and Two Can
Keep a Secret We Were Liars meets Goodbye Days in this "gripping
and atmospheric" (Kirkus Reviews) debut novel that sweeps readers
away as they try to solve the mystery of what happened then to make
Ellory so broken now--now with a brand-new look! It's hard to find
the truth beneath the lies you tell yourself. Then: They were
four--Bex, Jenni, Ellory, Ret. (Venus. Earth. Moon. Sun.) Electric,
headstrong young women; Ellory's whole solar system. Now: Ellory is
alone, her once inseparable group of friends torn apart by secrets,
deception, and a shocking incident that changed their lives
forever. Then: Lazy summer days. A party. A beautiful boy. Ellory
met Matthias and fell into the beginning of a spectacular, bright
love. Now: Ellory returns to Pine Brook to navigate senior year
after a two-month suspension and summer away--no boyfriend, no
friends. No going back. Tormented by some and sought out by others,
troubled by a mysterious note-writer who won't let Ellory forget,
and consumed by guilt over her not entirely innocent role in
everything and everyone she's lost, Ellory finds that even in the
present, the past is everywhere. The path forward isn't a straight
line. And moving on will mean sorting the truth from the lies--the
lies Ellory has been telling herself. This book was previously
published as See All the Stars.
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Uteless
(Hardcover)
Oscar Fovarge
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R744
R678
Discovery Miles 6 780
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'Uteless' is a coming of age story that follows Bran Kelleher and
his friends from the age of 14 to 18. The story begins in New
Zealand where Bran is a pupil at a famous boarding school with a
reputation for producing top athletes. He's on course to become a
junior All Black rugby player and even has his own ute (utility
vehicle), a gift from his car-dealer dad. But when his mother falls
ill and has to return to England, Bran's circumstances change
dramatically. He finds himself living on his wits in another
country. It doesn't help that he's assigned a place on the school
bus in a row of seats called 'rehab' with three other so-called
'losers'. They include David, an obese and apparently lazy boy
whose claim to fame is having 21 half-siblings thanks to his
absent, loose-living, criminal father. There is Yasmin, of Iranian
descent, immensely shy but formidably bright. Also a member of a
single parent household is Bel (Belinda), a budding poet, who
offers occasional commentary in verse. The teachers at Bran's new
state school are divided about his character and abilities. Some
jump to conclusions and constantly mark him for behaviour, not
achievement. Others see a boy with potential struggling with a
family background that is only gradually being revealed to him. The
big question for Bran is how to navigate his way through the rest
of his schooling. Will the values and work ethic he learned in New
Zealand see him through relative poverty and social discrimination?
Can he hold on to his earlier dreams of sporting prowess? Will the
kids in 'rehab' be more of a hindrance than a help? What effect
will this boy from a different culture have on their lives? Will he
survive the family secrets that slowly emerge and re-shape his
identity?
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