One of our Dyslexia Friendly Books of the Year 2014 - Interest Age 10+ Reading Age 8 Football never dies – even during the darkest days of the First World War. Tom Palmer tells the true story of the Footballers’ Battalion. Accused of cowardice because they are out playing football instead of fighting, Jack and his friends sign up to fight – and to play football. They have been promised the excitement of a Cup but the boys have to survive all the horror of the fighting too. Best-selling Tom Palmer’s young heroes show their courage in the midst of the conflict.
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It's the proudest moment of Jack's life - his debut as a professional footballer. Now he has a chance to achieve his dream of playing for his country. But it's 1914 and the world is at war. Talk of sportsmen's cowardice leads to the formation of a Footballers' Battalion and Jack has little choice but to join up. The promise of a Cup in Flanders offers a glimmer of hope, but Jack and his teammates will have to survive a waking nightmare if they are ever to play again. A stunning new edition of Tom Palmer's bestselling novel based on the true story of WWI war hero and footballing legend Jack Cock.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Over the Line and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
Over the Line features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Recommendations, Historical Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Sporting Stories, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Football , Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports, Sports, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
Over the Line is available in Paperback
Over the Line was written by Tom Palmer and published by Barrington Stoke an imprint of Barrington Stoke Ltd
Over the Line has 163 pages
Yes it is part of Conkers series
