Reviews
There s brilliantly paced football excitement on and off the pitch in this
fast moving adventure. –Lovereading4kids – Julia Eccleshare
A satisfying wish fulfilment epic. –Jewish Chronicle
This tense wish-fulfilment adventure scores on every level, with attractive
characters, fast-paced plot and a feel good finale. –Daily Mail Product
Description
Nat has grown up travelling around the world with his Dad. He’s played
football everywhere they’ve lived and honed his skills on the beaches of Rio de
Janeiro. Now they are settling back at home in England. Then at a
‘community’ day at his favourite football team, Hatton Rovers, currently
struggling at the bottom of the Premiership, Nat’s talent is spotted by the
club’s scout. To his and his father’s amazement, he finds himself talking to
the manager about a place on the first team squad. There is just the little
detail of his age – he’s big for 13 but surely they can’t get away with him
posing as a 16-year-old, the minimum age for a professional player? But the
club’s veteran striker takes an immediate dislike to Nat and warns him off
trying to get a place on the team. Nat’s suspicions are aroused and soon he
begins to think there is something more to Hatton Rovers’ poor performance, and
a local reporter begins to have suspicions about Nat. What seems like every
boy’s dream is quickly confronted by the tough reality of the world of
professional football in this superbly exciting thriller.
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