Striking Out: The Debut Novel from Superstar Striker Ian Wright

by Musa Okwonga (author), Ian Wright (author), and Benjamin Wachenje (illustrator)

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Suitable for 9 - 11 years

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Released on 02/09/21

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From the winning writing team of Ian Wright and Musa Okwonga.Inspired by the story of the superstar striker, Ian Wright.

“An inspiring story that encourages you to dream big and overcome life’s challenges.” Trent Alexander-Arnold

“I devoured it … moving, thrilling, disturbing, triumphant and inspiring … a wonderful achievement.” Stephen Fry Thirteen-year-old Jerome Jackson dreams of becoming a world-class footballer. But with a difficult home life, Jerome can’t see how he’ll ever make this dream come true … until he meets a mentor figure who can hopefully put him on the right track. “The best strikers aren’t the most skilful ones. They are the ones who never give up.”

  • Perfect for fans of real-life drama
  • Readers will love Ian Wright’s cameo role in the story
  • With phenomenal cover art from Benjamin Wachenje.

Ian Wright is one of the UK’s all-time leading goal scorers. He’s lifted the Premier League title, The FA Cup, the European Cup Winners’ Cup and won the Premier League golden boot. Musa Okwonga is an author, poet, journalist and musician; he is a co-host of the Stadio football podcast.

Product Details

Catalogue number

631 in UK Primary Summer 2021

ISBN

9780702306860

Publisher

Scholastic

Date published

September 2nd, 2021

Other details

  • 256 pages

Condition

New