From debut author, Kara Beecroft, comes a heart-warming, against-all-the-odds, winner of a story for readers everywhere who love football! Full of ambition, determination, heart and community-spirit, this is a great choice for fans of Phil Earle and Frank Cottrell Boyce!





According to 11-year-old Henry, the Ventree Vikings are the best football club in the world. They may be at the bottom of the league and at risk of relegation, but they have the most loyal fans, serve hot chocolate with whipped cream at their clubhouse, and THE Sidney Smith (a.k.a. absolute football legend) played for them before winning the World Cup for England.





So when the owner announces that he is selling the club for £1, Henry is determined to buy it. But he will quickly learn that owning a football club is harder than it looks, especially with ruthless businessman Rufus Judge waiting on the touchline if he fails.





If the Vikings are going to survive the season, it's going to take a lot more than community spirit and a deep love for the team to stop everything from falling apart...





You'll love this book if you:





- Have ever dreamed of owning your own football club





- Love rooting for the underdog





- Want an action-packed next read



- Are absolutely mad about the game



Kara Beecroft (Author)





Kara Beecroft lives in Blyth, Northumberland with her husband and identical twin girls. No dog, but she's working on that. She has had an unusual career working for Newcastle United FC, owning an Italian restaurant, and she now works directly with teen readers at a secondary school. When Kara isn't writing, she can be found walking along the beach or with her head in a good book. Her dream is to have a garden big enough to house goats, chickens and ten golden retrievers.





Steven Lenton (Illustrator)

Steven hails from Cheshire and now works from his studio in Brighton, creating an array of charming characters for his books.





Best known for illustrating Shifty McGifty series, written by Tracey Corderoy, he has illustrated many lovely books and wrote his first picture book with Nosy Crow, Princess Daisy and the Dragon and the Nincompoop Knights.





Steven also loves to visit schools, festivals and bookshops, encouraging and inspiring his audience to draw, giggle and create! He is also a children's book blogger - just search for his name on YouTube. More information about him and his work can be found at stevenlenton.com.