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From the playground to the premier league, Leo K. Doyle knows keep calm and play ball...even when faced with his biggest challenge yet: the London Dragons. Riding high after their performance in the Tournament of Champions, Leo and his teammates forgot that their league ranking is bad. Like, really bad, and they don't have much time before they compete with the feared London Dragons. When a group of new players join the Knights, bad turns to worse as the team struggles to find its rhythm and a new player threatens Leo's central midfielder position.But when Leo has a setback that might ruin his season, not to mention his soccer career, team competition and league rankings are the least of Leo's worries. Can Leo and his team overcome their soccer struggles and fight for what matters most?For premier fans and soccer enthusiasts, T.Z. Layton's inspiring fourth book in The Academy series is perfect for middle grade readers and sports fans ages 7-13.Keep score with the other books in The Aca

From the playground to the premier league, Leo K. Doyle has dodged and dribbled his way to soccer stardom...but is he prepared to represent his country at the Cup of Nations? Leo has big, dragon slaying, soccer pro sensation level dreams. But the Cup of Nations? As a team USA player? The biggest, scariest dream of all, even for a Youth Premier League star. But Leo is up for the challenge......or so he thinks. Terrible team chemistry, competition stress, and only a few weeks to prepare seem to spell disaster for Leo and his so called "teammates." It doesn't help that the United States is this year's host nation, and the pressure is on to make a good showing. Will Leo and his teammates flame out, or rally themselves to scorch the competition?For premier fans and soccer enthusiasts, T.Z. Layton's sensational fifth book in The Academy series is perfect for middle grade readers and sports fans ages 7-13.Keep score with the other books in The Academy series: The AcademyThe Academy II: The Jo

An all-new, action-packed novel from New York Times bestselling author T.Z. Layton! Cat Griffin cares about three things: her mom, her friends, and volleyball. But when tragedy strikes, Cat's life is turned upside down in the middle of her sophomore year. She is uprooted from her quiet Kentucky town and moves across the country to live with her estranged father in Silver Beach, California. Cat suspected the transition would be rough. But the reality is much worse.California might as well be a foreign country, and from day one, Cat is bullied by a group of girls on the varsity volleyball team, the most popular sport at Silver Beach High. Life at "home" isn't much better. Her dad can barely make a sandwich and has no idea how to raise a daughter. With nowhere to turn, and all her friends a thousand miles away, Cat has never felt so lost. Her only hope is something she discovers about her father: He used to play beach volleyball and agrees to train her for the all-important school volleyb

From the playground to the premier league, Leo K. Doyle is a soccer star in the UK...but a soccer wannabe in the highly competitive, international Tournament of Champions Last season, Leo and his teammates saved the Lewisham Knights...only to learn that their team is in jeopardy again thanks to a division reshuffle. And placing in their league is no longer enough to save the Knights or Leo's Olympic-sized soccer dreams.But all might not be lost. The team owner has entered the U14s in the Tournament of Champions, an ultra competitive, youth summer league for the top teams in the world. And the Knights aren't just playing for a trophy: a loophole assures the winner of the tournament will stay in the youth Premier League.As Leo juggles tourney pressure, a new teammate with some serious attitude problems, and someone on the inside trying to oust the U14s from the competition, will the young soccer star find a way to pull his team together and have a fighting chance at winning?For premier f

Fresh off his success with the junior national soccer team, Leo K. Doyle is back in England and playing for the U16s, where he'll be a newbie all over again.Will Leo get any playing time? Can he work his way into a starting lineup filled with older, bigger, and more experienced players?Unfortunately, the move to a new division might be the easy part. There's a new contender in the Youth Prem--the Southwark F.C. Scorpions--who have a roster full of superstars that play to win at any cost. They're the dirtiest, roughest team Leo has ever faced, led by an old enemy who cheats at every turn. Starting high school. Meeting a pretty girl. An intense race for the title. Dealing with a tragedy that threatens to ruin the whole season.Whew.Playing at the highest level is never easy, but this might be Leo's toughest season yet. Can he and his friends overcome their challenges and make another run at the title?The inspiring, action-packed sixth book in The Academy series perfect for young readers 7

12 歲的 Leo K. Doyle 在小鎮長大，從沒看過大海，也沒搭過飛機，但他始終相信，足球能帶自己走得更遠。當職業球探邀請他前往英國，參加 London Dragons 青訓學院的選拔，Leo 第一次離開熟悉的家鄉，迎接真正的考驗。兩百名來自各地的優秀少年球員，要競爭僅僅十一個名額，光有球技遠遠不夠。陌生的國家、嚴格的訓練、難相處的室友與不斷找麻煩的隊友，都讓這趟足球之旅比想像中艱難。本書是 T.Z. Layton 創作的 The Academy Series 首集，以足球競技結合成長故事，適合喜歡運動題材的中階小說讀者。● 榮登 New York Times、Publishers Weekly 與 New England Indie 暢銷榜，並獲 Junior Library Guild 秋季選書● 從兩百名少年球員中競爭十一個青訓名額，完整呈現選拔、訓練與球場競爭● 足球冒險結合離家成長、友情與自我挑戰，推薦給 7–13 歲足球迷與中階小說讀者New York Times BestsellerBest Kids Books (Barnes & Nobles)Junior Library Guild Fall SelectionMorning Calm Award (Korea Librarians Association)"Most Anticipated Fall Books for Young Readers" (Kirkus)50 Books Kids Love Most (The Week Junior Magazine)New England Indie Bestsellers List"The Best New Books for Kids Published in 2025" (The Strategist)Best Books of the Year (Indigo)Publisher's Weekly BestsellerFrom the playground to the premier league, Leo K. Doyle brings his soccer 'A' game everywhere he goes...even abroad!Born and raised in a small town, 12-year-