Summary
Kick is the game-changing bestselling football adventure about chasing your dreams.
Winner of the Brandford Boase Award Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlisted for over 20 regional book awards
All he can see is the football, waiting for one final kick. It’s now or never.
Budi wants to be a footballer. But instead of wearing the boots, he makes them in a factory and dreams of a better life.
Then one d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474928151 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474928153 |
| Author: | Mitch Johnson |
| Publisher: | Usborne Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Usborne Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 23 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 134mm x 197mm |
| Audience Age: | 10-13 |
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Critics Review
A dazzling story of family, fate and football and one game-changing friendship. * Peter Bunzl, author of The Cogheart Adventures *
A fantastically original debut that champions hope, dogged optimism in the face of adversity, and friendship * M. G. Leonard, author of Beetle Boy *
skillfully written and perfectly paced. Mitch Johnston has produced a fantastically original debut that champions hope, dogged optimism in the face of adversity, and friendship. * M.G. Leonard, author of Beetle Boy *
A fast-paced, compelling read about so much more than the beautiful game. It’s about the cost of friendship, about having to make agonisingly difficult choices and about keeping hope alive while life delivers some hard blows * Toppsta reader review *
A must-read for fans of Mal Peet. * Tom Palmer, author of Football Academy *
Mitch Johnson
Mitch graduated from the University of East Anglia with an award-winning first class degree in English Literature with Creative Writing. He completed Kick, his debut novel for middle grade readers, after being inspired to write it while working in a sports shop. He discovered a discarded drinks sachet in a shoebox between a brand-new pair of football boots. Mitch now works as a bookseller at Waterstones, Norwich, and writes in his spare time.
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