The Next Football Superstar

The Next Football Superstar
Author:
Publisher: PDT
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2024-08-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

"The Next Football Superstar" In the quaint town of Green Meadows, young Tommy dreams of football stardom, practicing tirelessly with his magical talking football, Sparky. "The Next Football Superstar" follows Tommy's journey from a hopeful child to a potential sports prodigy as he prepares for the Big Football Challenge—a prestigious competition that could secure him a spot in a Premier League youth academy. Tommy's adventure begins in the local park, where he and Sparky master complex football techniques and learn the importance of teamwork. His unwavering determination and kind-hearted nature make him a beloved figure among peers, who often look up to him for guidance both on and off the field. As the Big Football Challenge approaches, Tommy faces increasingly difficult trials that test not only his physical skills but also his mental agility and sportsmanship. Each round of the competition brings new lessons on perseverance and humility, deepening Tommy’s understanding of what it truly means to be a great athlete. Supported by his friends and the ever-loyal Sparky, Tommy navigates through tough matches against skilled opponents. The climax of the story occurs during the final round of the tournament when Tommy must use all he has learned to overcome his biggest challenge yet. This pivotal moment highlights his growth and determination. The resolution sees Tommy reflecting on his experiences, having grown not just in skill but also in spirit. The outcome of the competition is left somewhat open-ended, encouraging readers to imagine how Tommy's journey might continue as he pursues his dream of becoming a football superstar. "The Next Football Superstar" is an inspiring narrative that captures the essence of childhood dreams and relentless pursuit of one’s passions. It emphasizes values such as friendship, perseverance, and belief in oneself—making it an ideal read for children aged 6 to 10 who are fans of sports and adventure stories. Through engaging storytelling and dynamic characters like Tommy and Sparky, this book motivates young readers to chase their own dreams and passions.

The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars

The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars
Author: Sebastian Abbot
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2018-03-06
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0393292215

“An exhilarating, at times heartbreaking, and ultimately unforgettable journey that lays bare the true human stakes of the world’s most popular game.”—Warren St. John, best-selling author of Outcasts United Searching for soccer’s next superstars, an audacious program called Football Dreams held tryouts for millions of 13-year-old boys across Africa. In The Away Game, Sebastian Abbot follows several of the boys as they chase their dreams in a dizzying world of rich Arab sheikhs, money-hungry agents, and soccer-mad European fans.

The World’s First Football Superstar

The World’s First Football Superstar
Author: Owen Arthur
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2022-08-25
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1399083511

Buried in an unmarked grave in the churchyard of the small village of Benson in Oxfordshire lies the body of a footballing world champion from a bygone era shrouded in the mists of time. His name was Stephen Smith. This footballer of the Victorian and Edwardian era could claim as many league title winning medals as John Terry and Wayne Rooney, more league winners medals than Eric Cantona, Frank Lampard, Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer. This book is the never before told story of a footballer born at the end of the Industrial Revolution, son of agricultural labourers who became a miner, working underground combining that job with one as a professional footballer to rise to the top of the footballing world. Smith won trophy after trophy in the best and only professional league anywhere in the world at that time. He also scored the goal that made England World Champions in 1895. Smith, at the top of his game in a move that mirrored the Premier League breakaway of 1992 and the recent ill-fated European Super League then joined the newly formed Southern League at a time when the Football League started to cap player wages. He did this in order to ensure his family’s future as well as end his reliance on his part-time earnings from mining. Football’s zeitgeist has fundamentally changed very little in the last 130 years for those inside the industry. This is the story of Stephen Smith and the quest to find the support and funds to mark and commemorate one of the most decorated yet underappreciated footballers in the history of the game.

Football's New Wave

Football's New Wave
Author: Will Graves
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2019-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1634940911

The hottest young football players are already tearing up the gridiron. Football’s New Wave gives readers a front-row seat to this transition from one generation to the next, with pages full of information about these players, where they came from, and what makes them stand out.

Football's Stars of Summer

Football's Stars of Summer
Author: Raymond Schmidt
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2001
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780810840270

Football's Stars of Summer reviews each year of this classic series, including the excitement of selecting the college players; the frequent battles between the two sides over game rules; and the All-Stars' grueling pre-game training camps in the heat of summer, that often produced plenty of surprises for everyone.

Tom Brady

Tom Brady
Author: Barry Wilner
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0766045854

After making a big splash by winning the Super Bowl in his first year as a starting quarterback, Tom Brady proved himself to be one of the all-time greats when he led the New England Patriots to victory in the big game again in two of the next three years. One of the biggest names in football, Brady also donates a great deal to charitable efforts, including the "One Laptop Per Child" effort in the African country of Uganda, and "Best Buddies," a charity aiding the mentally and physically challenged.

Side-by-Side Football Stars

Side-by-Side Football Stars
Author: Shane Gerald Frederick
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1491474793

Which quarterback would you rather have running your offense, Peyton Manning or Dan Marino? Does Adrian Peterson have the moves to keep up with the legendary Walter Payton? Who is the more fearsome player from the defensive line, J.J. Watt or Reggie White? See how the players match up in this side-by-side look at football's stars. Produced in partnership with Sports Illustrated KIDS.

When Stars Collide

When Stars Collide
Author: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2021-06-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 006297310X

#1 New York Times bestseller Susan Elizabeth Phillips returns to her beloved Chicago Stars series with a romance between a Chicago Stars quarterback and one of the world’s greatest opera singers—and a major diva. “Re-entering the world of the Chicago Stars is like a beloved friend come to call.” — #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr Thaddeus Walker Bowman Owens, the backup quarterback for the Chicago Stars, is a team player, talented sideline coach, occasional male underwear model, and a man with a low tolerance for Divas. Olivia Shore, international opera superstar, is a driven diva with a passion for perfection, a craving for justice, too many secrets—and a monumental grudge against the egotistical, lowbrow jock she’s been stuck with. It’s Mozart meets Monday Night Football as the temperamental soprano and stubborn jock embark on a nationwide tour promoting a luxury watch brand. Along the way, the combatants will engage in soul-searching and trash talk, backstage drama and, for sure, a quarterback pass. But they’ll also face trouble as threatening letters, haunting photographs, and a series of dangerous encounters complicate their lives. Is it the work of an overzealous fan or something more sinister? This is the emotional journey of a brilliant woman whose career is everything and a talented man who’ll never be happy with second place. Tender and funny, passionate and insightful, this irresistible romantic adventure proves that anything can happen…when two superstars collide.

Death of the Teen Age

Death of the Teen Age
Author: Tony Gaines
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2022-11-03
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1642585475

"Living today as if tomorrow never comes." After surviving an attempted suicide, Tom Jones, a shy Christian adolescent, learns to use writing in his diary as a means of communicating with himself as the family settles in on a new life in West Texas. High school football in Texas seems to be the state's unofficial religion, yet it's the emergence of television, "the new God," that starts to have a stronghold in shaping Tom's newly found pop culture world. "The Game" begins when star quarterback Reggie Thomas moves in across the street and takes Tom under his wings, tutoring Tom on the road to the end of innocence. Will the duo score on a last-ditch drive to escape with their souls in contact, or find how easy it is to get lost in the forbidding world of sex, drugs, and rock and roll? Just as the Stone Ages and Ice Ages were both lost to history, Tom's diary journals how the Teen Age somehow got lost in history as this page-turner continues to unfold masterfully, sure to leave readers laughing at the anecdotes on an unforgettable journey down memory lane. ***** Tony Gaines's first novel is a creative marvel. It's witty, informative, thought-provoking, with well-placed twists throughout the entire novel. There were so many lesson learned. ""-Gina Price, Former Abilene High School Alumni Awesome read: it's fast-paced, funny, with a shocking twist. The ending caught me by total surprise. ""Josh Daniel, Sports Editor Metro State University