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Bloomsbury High Low books encourage and support reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers, those with dyslexia, or those with English as an additional language.
Printed on tinted paper and with a dyslexia friendly font and illustrations, The Football Trials is aimed at readers aged 12+ and has a manageable length (80 pages) and reading age (9+).
Produced in association with reading experts at Catch Up, a charity which aims to address underachievement caused by literacy and numeracy difficulties. This exciting coming of age story follows a boy from a tower block as he joins a premier league football academy. Jackson is surprised when he gets a call-up to play with United's under-eighteen team, and when everyone starts raving about his playing.
But he's in for an even bigger shock when his dad turns up on his doorstep for the first time in years. Can they repair their relationship?
Or is his dad out for what he can get?Book band: Brown
ISBN/EAN | 9781472944191 |
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Author | John Hickman |
Publisher | Bloomsbury |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Children |
Publication date | 14 Jun 2018 |
Format | Paperback |
The Football Trials: Game Changer
Bloomsbury High Low books encourage and support reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers, those with dyslexia, or those with English as an additional language.
Interest age: from c 12 years, For reluctant readers (children), For emergent readers (adult), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage)