Over the Line (Primary 8-12)
Author(s): Tom Palmer
Reading Age 8-12 Years - Primary
It's 1914 and Jack is making his debut as a pro footballer. But his first match is marred by a demonstration demanding that the teams sign up to do their duty in France.
Word of the Footballer's Battalion and a cup in Flanders provides a glimmer of hope that Jack can keep his dream of playing for England alive.
But as the war drags on, Jack is thrown into a nightmare world he will be lucky to survive.
Product Information
Tom Palmer credits articles about football with getting him into reading as a child. He travels all over the UK for events, performing his immensely popular rugby and football reading games, and is well-loved across the booktrade. He is the current Writer in Residence for the RAF Museum. Tom is also working with the National Literacy Trust on a very high profile football and reading project during the Euro 2016 football tournament.
General Fields
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- : Barrington Stoke, Limited
- : Barrington Stoke Ltd
- : April 2016
- : 198mm X 130mm
- : United Kingdom
- : June 2016
- : books
Special Fields
- : Tom Palmer
- : Paperback
- : 2nd Revised edition
- : Ollie Cuthbertson
- : English
- : 823.92
- : RA8 IA8-12
- : 128
- : Approx. 10 black and white illustrations