Book description
Dal, Chris, Abs and Jason have made the squad for the local youth
club under-lls football team. And after their first match (not
as successful as they'd have liked), they are determined to prove that
they've got what it takes to be winners.
Rushton Reds for the Cup!
Chris is a striker - but can he put the ball in the back of the net
when Rushton Reds meet Evington Eagles, their chief rivals, in a big
Cup game?He and his team-mates - Dal, Jason and Abs - all want to lift
the trophy. But Evington Eagles are the Cup-holders and won't be easy
to beat . . .
Having grown up in the heart of Leicester's Sikh community,
Bali Rai
went to London to study Politics. After managing a bar and thinking
about becoming a journalist, he now devotes all his time to writing and
visiting schools to talk about his books. He is the author of a number
of titles for the Random House Children's list, several of which have
won awards or been shortlisted; including
Unarranged Marriage
, which won four regional awards and was shortlisted for five
others!
The Whisper
was shortlisted for the prestigious BookTrust Teenage Prize.
Soccer Squad
is his first younger book for the RHCB lists.
