Football Academy: The Real Thing

United's under-12s are in Poland for a tournament. Goal-keeper Tomasz is very excited to be playing in his home country, but team captain Ryan thinks Poland are rubbish—in fact, he thinks everything Polish is rubbish. Ryan's behavior causes trouble both on and off the pitch. Can Ryan and Tomasz tackle their differences—or will Ryan's bullying foul United's chance of success?

Tom Palmer has an international reputation in reader development. He is a coordinator of the Reading Partners consortium, works with The Reading Agency, Booktrust, and the National Literacy Trust, and has been the official writer for the Premier League Reading Stars scheme for five years. He is the author of the Football Detective series, also for Puffin Books.