The Soccer Diaries: Rocky Takes the Lead World Book Day 2025 by Tom Palmer

By Tom Palmer (author)

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Rocky Race loves football so much that she moved to the United States to train at a high school with an amazing soccer team. She's made new friends, even won a state championship! Now her best friends from her home in Melchester, England, have come to play a match against her new American team. Rocky is so excited! But when her friends arrive, not everyone gets along.

Her American friends don't understand why the British call it 'football', and her British friends don't understand why the Americans call it 'soccer'. And with the match the next day, Rocky feels pressured to pick a side. But Rocky has a plan.

Will Rocky be able to take the lead and show everyone that they're all united by their love for the game?

Tom Palmer was a reluctant reader as a child and credits articles about football with getting him into reading. He is now the multi-award-winning author of many books including the acclaimed reboot of the Roy of the Rovers series and the Carnegie Medal longlisted After the War .

In 2019 Tom was awarded the National Literacy Trust’s Ruth Rendell Award in recognition of his significant contribution to literacy work in the UK.

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Rocky Race loves football so much that she moved to the United States to train at a high school with an amazing soccer team. She's made new friends, even won a state championship!

The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Soccer Diaries: Rocky Takes the Lead World Book Day 2025 and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old

The Soccer Diaries: Rocky Takes the Lead World Book Day 2025 features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Sporting Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational

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The Soccer Diaries: Rocky Takes the Lead World Book Day 2025 was written by Tom Palmer and published by Rebellion Publishing Ltd

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