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Children's Books - Age 7-9

The National Literacy Trust does not wish to tell you what is a bad, or a good book. If you have a comment about any of the books below, or would like to recommend any other footie-related reads (magazines included) then please email Jim Sells. So, here are some football related reads that we have discovered. There are lots more out there! You may also want to visit The Book Trust for some recommended titles.

Children's Books 5-8

Children's Books 7-9

Children's Books 9-11

Children's Books 11+

Adults' Books

 

You can also visit the RIF website and win prizes for writing book reviews:
Book reviews for 5 to 11-year-olds
Book reviews for 11 to 19-year-olds


Billy the Kid - Chelsea fan and Chelsea player. But then war comes to Europe...

"If you dream it must be for real..." An Asian lad dreams of playing for Liverpool...

So you think you know about the World's greatest tournament do you? Show us your best knowledge then!

Test your mates with how much they really know about the beautiful game!

How did league football begin? Learn about the highs and lows in these pages.

Did you know that it cost 5p to get into the first international match? More World Cup trivia here!

A replay match that lasted 11 hours? Find out more mad FA Cup facts with this book.

Have your team always been this bad? Have they always been this good? Your chance to find out a bit more.

Castle Albion are on their way to Russia... but the lads can't relax now, they have to keep their clueless team-mates safe on the mad Moscow streets!

Keeper Madman Mort has totally lost his form. And when a player like Madman loses the plot, he loses it big time! If only Luke and Cool F could get his mind off pies and kebabs...

Are you always getting into trouble? Do you like playing football? Then this series might be up your street...

Follow the exploits of seven football-mad kids - six boys, one girl. Can they stay out of trouble long enough to dazzle the Little League with their footie skills?

   

A collection of poems, with a humourous look at topics from football to family.

Read about all the greats, from Schmeichel to Banks, and discover how to become good at goalkeeping.

Living on a starship, Todd and his friends knew just how lucky they were. Starship TV showed all the big matches, and there was 'virtual' football too. But what if you wanted to play real football?

Herbie Bazooka may be small, fat and only eight, with crummy old glasses, but he plays football like they do in Brazil...

Superb collection of football poems to keep you in laughs.

Collection of football poems from this leading poet. Guaranteed to bring a few laughs.

How would it be if you captained a team of players, who had no shadows...

Bread and butter pudding is the secret behind Arran's goal-scoring talent. But can even the great pud cope with the problems thrust upon the team?

Two football stories in one collection - 'Soccer mad' and 'All Goalies are crazy'.

Recreates the amazing story of possibly the most unlikely football game ever - in 'No Man's Land' during World War I.

Funny story with lots of illustrations about a dancer who becomes a keeper!

Facts and figures about the World Cup, with interactive games and pop-up explanations. Includes a red and yellow card!

Ryan is thrilled when he realizes he has a natural flair for football. But will he be able to fit into his new home? And will he be able to find anyone who shares his passion for football?

When Danny moves to the countryside the only good thing to come out of it is that he might have a chance at getting picked for the school football team. But, will they want him in their team?

Read about the antics of 'the team'. They're off to soccer camp but will anyone find out about Mark 1, their robot player?

A quiz book based on the Laws of mini soccer as published by The FA.

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