Football is for everyone

Rico Hinson-King

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Charlie LOVES to play football. In fact, it is his life. He practises at every opportunity – morning, noon and night – and eventually, all his hard work pays off when he’s offered a spot on a Junior Premier League football team. It’s a dream come true – and he soon becomes their top scorer! However, things on his school football team aren’t going so well. One boy, Gavin, has been leaving Charlie and other friends out during football, just because they are different from him. But Charlie is bold and brave and decides that he can’t stand for this – so he comes up with a plan to start a team where EVERYBODY is welcome.

ISBN: 9781526648648 Category:

Description

‘Rico and Nick make a great team!’ Jacqueline Wilson—–An empowering and authentic football story by Junior Premier League footballer Rico Hinson-King, illustrated by the beloved Nick Sharratt about bravery, teamwork and making sure EVERYONE is included.—–Charlie LOVES football. In fact, it is his life. He practises morning, noon and night and all of his dreams come true when he gets a spot on a pro football team. However, at Charlie’s school things aren’t going so well as one of his friends starts leaving him out during football. Charlie notices that other children are being left out too – just because they are different. But Charlie knows that football is for EVERYONE so he starts a team where ALL are welcome, no matter who you are or what you look like. A heart-warming tale about the importance of including everyone.’A positive tale of triumph over adversity. We thoroughly recommend it.’ Show Racism the Red Card

Additional information

Dimensions 25 × 25 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

32

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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