Children's / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories

Johnny Ball loves football. He loves reading about it, talking about it, watching it - and he loves playing it too. He's a good player, but not quite good enough to make the Tissbury Primary School team for the super-huge Under-11s County Cup. But never mind, because their clueless coach, Mr Mann...

Johnny Ball's got a super exciting new job: assistant manager for the Tissbury Tigers! But there's a catch. Johnny's brother, Daniel, is the Tiger's star player and he doesn't want his younger brother cramping his style. Daniel tells Johnny that no one on the team is ever allowed to know who he i...

Jon and his friends are big fans of famous footballer Ben Wills. Can they learn to play like him and win?

When Hoof spots an advert for BAD UNITED he can't wait to sign up! A chance to play his beloved football with a team of equally enthusiastic creatures. BAD UNITED combine strength, skill, speed and stench to show everyone what they've got.

New boy Shane Logan has a temper, but he's also a talented goalie. When Peter and his friends invite Shane to join their football team, he delivers a star performance in the first match. But Shane's not the only one who makes an impression. Hanging over him like a shadow is his dad, Mick, who yel...

The Women's World Cup is coming to California and with the U.S. playing China in the final, Mia Tang is feeling like her two identities are coming together. Less exciting is the fact that her P.E. teacher want her to go out and play football too.

Ali and his friend Sami are living their dream, playing football for the school team and swimming in their friend Mark's new luxury pool. But money goes missing and racism rears its ugly head when their friend Aadam is accused of stealing it. Trying to prove Aadam's innocence will test their frie...

Kerry-Ann loves cricket - of course she does - her Jamaican grandpa taught her to play as soon as she could hold a bat! Whenever she can, Kerry-Ann heads to the local club with her friends. But some of the elite players think that the club belongs to them - and that Kerry-Ann and her team are not...

Jimi dreams of playing in the all-white kit of the Lions of Senegal but he can't see how his dream will ever come true. Even though he is the best footballer in the region, the bigger boys never let him play with them. But can he change their minds? With huge support from his family, Jimi finds t...

Celebrating the success of the phenomenal Lionesses, this book follows four key players in their journey from the playground to the pitch, as they prepare for the biggest match of their lives. Learn how star players Lucy Bronze, Ellen White, Leah Williamson and Beth Mead stepped up to help the Li...