Description
'Rico and Nick make a great team!' Jacqueline Wilson-----A warm, inclusive football story by footballer Rico Hinson-King, illustrated by the award-winning Nick Sharratt.-----Charlie LOVES to play football. In fact, it is his life. He practises at every opportunity – morning, noon and night – and eventually, all his hard work pays off when he's offered a spot on a Junior Premier League football team. It's a dream come true ... and he soon becomes their top scorer!However, things on his school football team aren't going so well. The team is losing match after match, and badly. They don't have enough players, and there are people who would like to play but don't think they will be welcome. Charlie decides that it's up to him to prove that football is for EVERYONE, no matter what your gender is, what you look like or if you have a disability.This warm and inspiring picture book from Premier League Young Writer of the Year, 12-year-old Rico Hinson-King, is all about teamwork, standing up for yourself and others and the importance of letting everyone join in!
