Over the Line

Tom Palmer author Violet Tobacco illustrator Ollie Cuthbertson illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:28th May '20

Should be back in stock very soon

Over the Line cover

Tom Palmer’s bestselling WWl drama, based on the true story of war hero and footballing legend Jack Cock (Dyslexia-friendly)

Tom Palmer’s bestselling WWl novel, based on the true story of war hero and footballing legend Jack Cock.

Tom Palmer’s bestselling WWl novel, based on the true story of war hero and footballing legend Jack Cock.

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.

"Another text that marks [Tom Palmer] out as a writer determined to find the soul within the soldier … its fast pace will keep readers hurtling through" – Just Imagine

"It's a stroke of brilliance to pair football with wartime history, and this combination is sure to enthral readers … a lesson in empathy as much as history" – BookTrust

ISBN: 9781781129562

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 14mm

Weight: 160g

176 pages

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