Download or read book Striker Boy written by Jonny Zucker and published by Green Bean Books. This book was released on 2020-10-19 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just a few days after Nat Levy's thirteenth birthday, he and his dad Dave return to England for the first time in seven years. Since his mother died, the two of them have been traveling from country to country, wherever Dave can pick up work, and Nat has been playing street soccer with the local kids whenever he has a chance - even on Copa Cabana beach in Rio de Janeiro! Now it's a bit of a shock to come back to England, where the cottage Dave has bought turns out to be a wreck, and the prospect of going to school is looming for Nat. The only positive aspect is that they are close to Hatton Rangers, the soccer team they both follow, but even the team is struggling to avoid relegation and possible bankruptcy. Amazingly, Nat's soccer skills are spotted and he is put forward for a tryout with the team, but there is something fishy going on that is looking increasingly dangerous... In this soccer-centered thriller, Nat learns about being part of a team, when to take chances, when to accept criticism and when to stand up for himself. His independence and self-reliance help him through some tricky and risky situations.
Download or read book Striker Boy Kicks Out written by Jonny Zucker and published by Frances Lincoln. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hatton Rangers's new golden boy, Nat Dixon is still basking in the glow of his dramatic end to the last Premier League season when the team are invited to play in a mini-tournament in Spain. Nat is still on edge trying to hide the truth about his age from his team-mates and the outside world, especially when he fears it might have been leaked. And he soon discovers that his host family in Spain are covering up a secret of their own. Can Nat get to the bottom of it before something disastrous happens? And who is the mysterious man following him? Meanwhile, on the pitch Nat faces a brute of a Spanish defender, who is determined not to let Nat show him up. Packed with action on and off the field, this is a high-energy adventure story.
Download or read book Baller Boys written by Venessa Taylor and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shay and Frankie are best friends and football crazy! They eat, sleep and breathe football (even when they're at school!). They dream about playing football, love a kick-about in the park, watch all the big games on TV... all that's missing in their lives is the chance to play for a real football team. All Cultures United is the best club around for miles and all the footie fans want to on their team... including Shay and Frankie. Are they good enough to impress Coach Reece at the AC United trials? Can their friendship survive the competitiveness of football? Will they ultimately fulfil their goal to become Baller Boys?
Download or read book Game On written by Mary Amato and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Albert and a group of ragtag aliens as they dribble, cross, and score across the galaxy in this soccer-themed story of unlikely friendships. The day that aliens abducted 13-year-old Albert Kinney was the day he was hoping to make the school soccer team.But that's the way life works sometimes, especially for Albert. Astonishingly the Zeenods, don't want to harm Albert, they want him to play soccer. And so, Albert jumps at the chance to join the Zeenods. Yet just as he is introduced to the specifics of their game and all their high-tech gear, he faces a series of direct threats to his life. Does someone have a mysterious vendetta against Albert? Or does their first opponent, the ruthless team from Planet Tev, want to guarantee that they win? Action-packed, yet filled with humor and heart, Game On! is the first book in a series that features thrilling play-by-play soccer scenes and an intergalactic plot with far-reaching consequences for the Zeenods--and Earth.
Download or read book The Striker written by Monica McCarty and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Monica McCarty continues her Highland Guard series in this tenth steamy historical romance set against the sweeping backdrop of the Scottish Highlands. When Eoin MacLean decides to fight with Robert the Bruce, he knows he will earn the enmity of his new bride’s father, but he doesn’t expect Margaret MacDowell, the spirited girl he’s fallen in love with, to betray him. Blaming her—and himself for trusting her—for the disaster that led to the death of Bruce’s two brothers, Eoin cuts her out of his heart and leaves her behind with no intention of ever coming back. But when Bruce puts him in charge of conquering the troublesome southwest province of Galloway—ruled by his wife’s father—Eoin reconsiders. Especially after he learns that his treacherous wife who thinks him dead plans to remarry. That’s one wedding he has no intention of missing.
Download or read book The First Anti Coloring Book written by Susan Striker and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-09 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anti-Coloring Book is designed as an antidote to traditional coloring books, offering children the chance to create their own images. [from back cover].
Download or read book Kevin written by Joachim Masannek and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kevin and his Wild Bunch teammates challenge Mickey and his gang to a soccer game, and know they must win or else they will lose rights to their field.
Download or read book Striking Out written by Musa Okwonga and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first children's book from superstar England striker, Ian Wright. Striking Out follows the journey of 13-year-old Jerome, who has a dream of becoming a world-class footballer. But with a difficult home life, Jerome can’t see how he’ll ever make this dream come true ... until he meets a mentor figure who can hopefully put him on the right track. From the winning writing team of Musa Okwonga and Ian Wright. Musa Okwonga is an author, poet, journalist and musician; he is a co-host of the Stadio football podcast. Ian Wright is one of the UK’s all-time leading goal scorers. He’s lifted the Premier League title, The FA Cup, the European Cup Winners’ Cup and won the Premier League golden boot.
Download or read book The Wild Soccer Bunch Book 1 Kevin the Star Striker written by Joachim Masannek and published by Sole Books. This book was released on with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the last of the snow has finally melted, soccer season starts! Kevin the Star Striker and The Wild Bunch rush to their field. They have found that Mickey the bulldozer and his gang, the Unbeatables, have taken over. Kevin and his friends challenge the Unbeatables to the biggest game of their lives. Can the Wild Bunch defeat the Unbeatables, or lose their field of dreams forever? Can they do what no team has done before?
Download or read book Striker written by Rachel Leigh and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two wrongs don't make a right. But, try telling them that. Marni I wasn't supposed to be at that house. I should have never wandered away from the party. And I definitely shouldn't have pressed my ear to that door. The words I heard play in my mind like a record on repeat. Now, they want my silence. The four guys who terrorize the streets of Redwood as a sport will stop at nothing to make sure that my lips are sealed. What they don't know is that I refuse to go down without a fight. Talon Marni Thorn thinks she's holding all the cards. She believes she's harboring our secret. Little does she know, it wasn't ours to begin with. We made a rule that she's off limits. But a body like that is meant to be touched. Limits are pushed, and rules are broken. But one thing is for certain, I have my little rebel right where I want her. Striker is a Dark Bully Romance that contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find uncomfortable, such as dub con, murder, and abuse. While Striker can be read as a stand-alone, it does end with unanswered questions. The series will continue into three more books.
Download or read book Who Wants to Play Just for Kicks written by Chris Kreie and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2011 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Josh does not want to take time away from hockey to play soccer for fun.
Download or read book Striker written by David Skuy and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 2013-09-20 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen-year-old Cody is aching to get back onto the pitch. Last year he had a tumor removed from his leg. Though it's a struggle, Cody tries out for the Lions and makes the team as a "super sub" -- one of eleven players who jokingly named themselves that because they're never allowed to play. Secretly Cody is relieved, since he hasn't told anyone on the team that he had cancer. But then there's a shakeup in team management and suddenly Cody and the super subs are the only players left. Cody has no choice now but to play, even if his leg does begin to hurt. At an end-of-season tournament it becomes clear that he and another player, Paulo, are close to being the perfect scoring duo. Without being aware of it, Cody has been holding himself back, striking with his left leg instead of his right. When he finally comes clean to his teammates about his disease and injury from the year before, they encourage him to trust his leg and his skill.
Download or read book Boy Racer written by Mark Cavendish and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now contains a brand new chapter detailing Mark's record breaking 2009 TourBoy Racer steps behind the scenes of the Tour de France. It unmasks the exotic, contradictory, hysterical and brutal world of professional cycling from the c
Download or read book Striker written by Daphne Loveling and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buttoned-up lawyer meets down-and-dirty biker... What could possibly go wrong? Ember I've had enough trouble with men to last me a lifetime. All I want is to live my life, build my law practice, and focus on my career. Then everything changes when I'm hired to represent a member of the Lords of Carnage MC in a child custody case... and Striker Rossi is assigned as my bodyguard. The minute his eyes lock on mine, I know this man is damaged. Reckless. Trouble. The way he looks at me does things to me I don't want to feel. I get the feeling he knows a thousand ways to get down and dirty. And I don't want to like it as much as I do. Striker I traded a broken past for a brotherhood I could count on. The Lords are all the family I have. My oath to them is the most important thing in my life. But when my best friend and MC brother asks me to provide protection for a buttoned-up lawyer, The last thing I expect is Ember Wells. She's off limits. She's absolutely gorgeous. She makes me feel things I never thought I could feel. Ember is a spark. I'm playing with fire. Together, we're lightning in a bottle. And I'm determined to make her mine. STRIKER is an opposites attract, enemies to lovers, damaged hero MC romance. It is the eleventh book in the Lords of Carnage MC series, but can be read as a standalone. As always, this book has no cheating, no cliffhanger and has a guaranteed HEA.
Download or read book The Striker written by Clive Cussler and published by G.P. Putnam's Sons. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After witnessing a terrible coal mining accident, Detective Isaac Bell hunts for the high-level saboteurs he believes are responsible.
Download or read book The Boy Who Drew Birds written by Jacqueline Davies and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2004-09-27 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating picture book biography from beloved author of the Lemonade War series Jacqueline Davies and Caldecott honor–winning illustrator Melissa Sweet chronicles the life of scientist John James Audubon, who pioneered a technique essential to our understanding of birds thanks to his lifelong love for the species. If there was one thing James loved to do more than anything else, it was to be in the great outdoors watching his beloved feathered friends. In the fall of 1804, he was determined to find out if the birds nesting near his Pennsylvania home would really return the following spring. Through careful observation, James laid the foundation for all that we know about migration patterns today. Capturing the early passion of this bird-obsessed young man as well as the meticulous study and scientific methods behind his research, this lively, gorgeously illustrated biography will leave young readers listening intently for the call of birds large and small near their own home.
Download or read book Soccer Show Off written by Jake Maddox and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2014 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gina tries to be the star of the soccer team at her new school, but her teammates do not like her showoff moves.
