Download or read book Roy of the Rovers Teamwork written by Tom Palmer and published by Rebellion Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2019-01-07 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roy Race is living the dream. After all, how many 16-year-olds get to play up front for their favourite football team? Except life as Melchester Rovers’ new star striker isn’t easy. Everyone’s looking at him differently, social media is a nightmare, and Rovers are still stuck at the bottom of the league. All that, and he’s still got to go to college, help out at home, and coach his little sister Rocky’s football team. If he’s going to cope, Roy better learn to be a team player – and fast....

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