A New Knight: Sam Kerr: Kicking Goals #2

A New Knight: Sam Kerr: Kicking Goals #2
Author: Sam Kerr
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2021-12-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1761100890

After a rough start, Sam Kerr settles into playing soccer for the Knights. But there’s so much to learn – new rules and positions and strategies … Lately, it seems like soccer is the only thing she can think about. When she finds out she’ll have to wear a dress (gross) and dance in front of a hundred people (terrifying) at her cousin’s upcoming wedding, Sam feels like she’s all but had enough. So why isn’t her best friend Indi supporting her? And why is school bully Chelsea suddenly a bit … nice? Will Sam be able to mend her friendships – and score a few goals in the meantime – before it’s too late?

Sports Day: Sam Kerr: Kicking Goals #3

Sports Day: Sam Kerr: Kicking Goals #3
Author: Sam Kerr
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2022-03-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1761100920

Matildas superstar Sam Kerr’s incredible story! It’s official! Eleven-year-old Sam Kerr is a fully-fledged soccer tragic! So, when the school’s annual Sports Day comes around, she is disappointed when soccer isn’t on the list of activities. Sam goes on a mission to get her beloved game added to the program. With help from her best friends, Indi and Dylan, she petitions her classmates to create the first-ever soccer team in the history of her school. But will Chelsea stir up trouble and ruin everything? On the home front, Sam and her siblings are organising a surprise party for their parents’ wedding anniversary. But things aren’t going to plan! And with her team’s grand final just around the corner, there’s a lot to deal with … even for a soccer superstar in the making!

The Flip Out (Dyslexic Edition)

The Flip Out (Dyslexic Edition)
Author: Sam Kerr
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN:

When she's excluded from her team she doesn't know what to do. Netball? No thanks. Chess? Bleugh. Her best friends Dylan and Indi think she should flip from Aussie Rules to soccer - and it doesn't seem so bad at first. The coach is OK. The team seems nice enough ...But with Chelsea the school bully on her case and the pressure of learning new rules weighing her down, will it all be too much? Will Sam give up - or will she make the flip?

The Language of the Game

The Language of the Game
Author: Laurent Dubois
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2018-03-27
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 046509449X

Essential reading for soccer fans as the 2022 World Cup approaches, this lively and lyrical book is "an ideal guide to the world's most popular sport" (Simon Kuper, coauthor of Soccernomics). Soccer is not only the world's most popular game; it's also one of the most widely shared forms of global culture. The Language of the Game is a passionate and engaging introduction to soccer's history, tactics, and human drama. Profiling soccer's full cast of characters—goalies and position players, referees and managers, commentators and fans—historian and soccer scholar Laurent Dubois describes how the game's low scores, relentless motion, and spectacular individual performances combine to turn each match into a unique and unpredictable story. He also shows how soccer's global reach makes it an unparalleled theater for nationalism, international conflict, and human interconnectedness, with close attention to both men's and women's soccer. Filled with perceptive insights and stories both legendary and little known, The Language of the Game is a rewarding read for anyone seeking to understand soccer better—newcomers and passionate followers alike.

To the Light

To the Light
Author: Pat Flynn
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780702234927

Jamie is worried about big waves - both those in the ocean and the ones that thump you when you're growing up. With the surfing finals approaching, courage is hard to find. And then along comes an old Malibu rider with an ocean of knowledge, and a secret buried deep . . .

A Dad who Measures Up

A Dad who Measures Up
Author: Davide Calì
Publisher: Wilkins Farago Pty Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-06-25
Genre: Fathers
ISBN: 9780958557191

I love my new daddy, even if he can't roller-skate. Even if he can't do jigsaw puzzles, he is my daddy.

Goal!!!

Goal!!!
Author: Lydia Williams
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 176106195X

Join Little Lydia and her new friends as they all strive to be their best AND work together as a team. Another wonderful picture book about the joy and friendships to be found in sport, written by a genuine superstar of international sport. Little Lydia moves from the desert to the big city. Leaving her animal friends behind is hard - but before long she's meeting new ones at the zoo. At first she can't keep up with Tiger, Bear and Gibbon - their skills are amazing. But soon Lydia discovers that learning from others is the best way to improve AND have fun. A joyous and triumphant picture book about friendship, sport, and teamwork by Lydia Williams, goalkeeper for the Australian Matildas.

The Pick-up

The Pick-up
Author: Fiona Harris & Mike McLeish
Publisher: Echo
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 176068709X

Lizzie, Sam and Megan are very different people who became best friends over good coffee and good laughs at school drop-off. Single-mum Megan is contemplating a slightly scandalous relationship. Newly divorced Sam is navigating the 'delights' of online dating. And Lizzie is flat out juggling four kids and an absent husband. As if that wasn't enough, this year the trio have decided to embrace their inner parent helper and volunteer to go on the annual school camp. If they think their personal lives are chaotic, this camp's going to teach them what chaos really means ...

The Games Do Count

The Games Do Count
Author: Brian Kilmeade
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2008-12-13
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0061978892

What do Henry Kissinger, Jack Welch, Condoleezza Rice, and Jon Bon Jovi have in common? They have all reached the top of their respective professions, and they all credit sports for teaching them the lessons that were fundamental to their success. In his years spent interviewing and profiling celebrities, politicians, and top businesspeople, popular sportscaster and Fox & Friends cohost Brian Kilmeade has discovered that nearly everyone shares a love of sports and has a story about how a game, a coach, or a single moment of competition changed his or her life. These vignettes have entertained, surprised, and inspired readers nationwide with their insight into America's most respected and well-known personalities. Kilmeade presents more than seventy stories straight from the men and women themselves and those who were closest to them. From competition to camaraderie, individual achievement to teamwork, failure to success, the world of sports encompasses it all and enriches our lives. The Games Do Count reveals this simple and compelling truth: America's best and brightest haven't just worked hard -- they've played hard -- and the results have been staggering!

The Drop-off

The Drop-off
Author: Fiona Harris & Mike McLeish
Publisher: Echo
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2020-04-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1760686247

Lizzie, Megan and Sam became accidental friends over good coffee, banter and wrong-world jokes at school drop off. Lizzie is a part-time midwife with four kids and a secret past. Sam is an ex-chef and stay-at-home dad with an absent, high-flying corporate wife. Megan is an ex-model single mum with a thriving online business and no time for loneliness. None of them have much interest in their school community, but when tragedy deals Baytree Primary's reputation a potentially crippling blow, this unlikely trio have to step up. Forced out of their respective comfort zones, Lizzie, Megan and Sam learn more about each other, the school and themselves than they thought possible. And it all begins at The Drop-off. 'Anything from these two supremely talented human beings is so welcome!' - Julia Zemiro 'A cross between Kitty Flanagan and Liane Moriarty, The Drop-off will make you laugh and cry while reminding us all of the redemptive power of friendship, community and good coffee.' - Herald Sun