Striking Out: The Debut Novel from Superstar Striker Ian Wright National Share a Story Month
by Musa Okwonga (author), Ian Wright (author), and Benjamin Wachenje (illustrator)
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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.
“A thrilling book … an uplifting story about triumph against all odds.” ... “You don’t have to be a football fan to love it!” David Walliams
“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.
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Catalogue number
1153 in SCB Offer February 2022, 227 in UK Primary March 2022, 1139 in UK Primary extras May 2022 and 5083 in Books and Resources for Schools Catalogue 2022
Format
Hardback
ISBN
9780702306860
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Date published
September 2nd, 2021
Accelerated Reader
AR book level: 4.6; Middle years; 8.0 points
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- 256 pages
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