Tom 1967 Palmer
1) Deadlocked
Author
Series
Publisher
Barrington Stoke
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The Borderlands team has made it to the World Champhionships in New Zealand, but the strain of divisions within the squad and worry for their Forces parents' safety have the boys well and truly rattled. Can they pull it together and bring the trophy home?
Author
Series
Publisher
Barrington Stoke
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Jatinder seems to be living his dream - he's training for his team's youth squad, and his host parents Steve and Esther are really great. But the other kids are always on the alert for anything that makes a player different, and Jatinder is definitely that. Steve reckons it's good to be different - look at his own hero, Hardit Singh Malik. That night Jatinder wakes up in a seriously surprising situation - flying Hardit's WWI fighter plane into enemy...
Author
Series
Publisher
Barrington Stoke
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The Borderlands boarding school rugby team have made it into the European Rugby Championship Tournament. They're enjoying their time in France, but Rory and the rest of the team can't help thinking about each of their parents, serving overseas in the growing conflict in the Central Asian Republic. Can the boys focus on the game enough to win the final and make it to the International Tournament?
4) Scrum!
Author
Publisher
Barrington Stoke
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
When Steven's mother remarries and moves down south, Steven is torn between loyalty to his dad and a relationship with his mum's new husband. Maybe even worse, he might have to leave his beloved Rugby League behind for a new Rugby Union team.
Author
Publisher
Barrington Stoke
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
It's 1914 and Jack is making his debut as a pro footballer. But his first match is marred by a demonstration demanding that the teams sign up to do their duty in France. Word of the Footballer's Battalion and a cup in Flanders provides a glimmer of hope that Jack can keep his dream of playing for England alive. But as the war drags on, Jack is thrown into a nightmare world he will be lucky to survive.
7) Striking out
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Yunis can't believe that he's United's leading scorer. It should be the happiest time of his life, but his father wants him to give up football and work hard at school. Can Yunis convince his dad that he can do both, or will he have to hang up his boots forever?