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Being Me

Book 3 in the 'Striker' series

By: Pete Kalu

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Being Me

Book 3 in the 'Striker' series

By: Pete Kalu

A witty lively novel, Being Me is the perfect companion to The Silent Striker, a feminine take on the football world. Meet Adele Vialli: 14 years old, a star footballer. With an aching heart and an impossible frenemy. She is intelligent, funny and resourceful, yet gets into fights all the time. She finds school boring compared to shoplifting, hanging out with her footballer boyfriend, Marcus from The Silent Striker, and having fun making trouble. As the weary school counsellor says: ‘there’s never a dull day with Adele’. ‘An innovative, impressive and well crafted narrative that strikes a chord for young and old alike.’ (Carol Leeming FRSA) ‘A witty, lively novel of growing up female, black, and middle class in contemporaryLondon.Adele inBeing Mesits alongside some other great non-conventional girl YA characters such as Lyra inHis Dark Materialsby Phillip Pullman, Sephy inNoughts and Crossesby Malorie Blackman, Katniss Everdeen of theHunger Gamestrilogy and the fascinating title heroine in Catherine Johnsons’ most recent novel,The Curious Tale of Lady Caraboo’ [SarahChapter blogspot]

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HopeRoad

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1908446412

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9781908446411

Zombie Xl

The Boy Who Got Sick of Warming the Bench

By: Pete Kalu

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Zombie Xl

The Boy Who Got Sick of Warming the Bench

By: Pete Kalu

Leonard is sat on the substitutes’ bench, but never asked to play . . . and it’s not even as if the Ducie High football team is any good: they get beaten, time after time. Then everything changes. After a game near a nuclear power plant, that night in bed he is visited by zombies . . .The ghostly players from the winning 1966 England World Cup team tell him that if he follows their instructions, not only will he get off the bench – but Ducie High XI will start to take control. Leonard obeys, and the team’s prospects surge. But what is the price of the zombies’ involvement? How high will that price be – and what pound of living flesh will they demand?

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HopeRoad Publishing Ltd

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1908446536

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9781908446534

Silent Striker

(HopeRoad - Striker)

By: Pete Kalu

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Silent Striker

(HopeRoad - Striker)

By: Pete Kalu

Marcus is the best player in his football team. He's actually so good that there's a very real chance he'll be signed by Manchester United. But when he discovers he may be losing his hearing, his whole world falls to pieces and he finds himself having to put them back together on his own. But is this feeling of isolation real or just a consequence of his own behaviour? While dealing with parents, friends and first girlfriends, Marcus gradually understands that accepting the help of others is ultimately an acceptance of self. A novel about friendship and family, The Silent Striker explores the issue of disability, and deafness, and the different ways in which we can choose to handle it. ‘ I enjoyed reading the book from the beginning to the end. YA fiction for all ages’ Assia Shahin - blogger. ‘An amazing book and it would benefit people, whether they are hard of hearing or not. (Robert Murrell, age 13, profoundly deaf and wears hearing aids. (Reviewed for the National Deaf Children Society) ‘Full to the brim with the joy, heartache and passion for the beautiful game.’ (Carnegie Medal winner Melvin Burgess) ‘A strong inspirational story about human aspiration.’ (Commonwealth Writers’ Prize shortlisted Jacob Ross) ‘Touching, funny and well tackled!’ (Muli Amaye, novelist) ‘A story that takes you through every emotion a young schoolboy goes through.’ ( Dotun Adebayo, BBC Radio 5) 'The Silent Striker scores! There are hundreds of books about the beautiful game and The Silent Striker is near the top of the table. A brilliantly realised young adult novel. The Silent Striker is moving, funny and uplifting. A must read!' (Rodney Hinds, the VOICE Newspaper) ‘Marcus' battles to contain his temper against petty school authority and casual racism; his passion for football; his gradual acceptance of his disability are vividly and engagingly portrayed in this un-showy but moving urban story.’

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1908446390

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Being Me

Book 3 in the 'Striker' series

By: Pete Kalu

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Book 3 in the 'Striker' series

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Zombie Xl

The Boy Who Got Sick of Warming the Bench

By: Pete Kalu

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The Boy Who Got Sick of Warming the Bench

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Silent Striker

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By: Pete Kalu

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The Book of Manchester

A City in Short Fiction

By: David Constantine,Tom Benn,Pete Kalu,Brontë Schiltz,Sophie Parkes,Ian Carrington,Shelagh Delaney,Mike Duff,Mish Green,Okechukwu Nzelu,Reshma Ruia,Yusra Warsama

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The Book of Manchester

A City in Short Fiction

By: David Constantine,Tom Benn,Pete Kalu,Brontë Schiltz,Sophie Parkes,Ian Carrington,Shelagh Delaney,Mike Duff,Mish Green,Okechukwu Nzelu,Reshma Ruia,Yusra Warsama

Manchester has a reputation for being one of the UK’s loudest cities. From its smoggy inception as the first industrial city to its proud traditions of protest and activism, to blazing a trail in the British music scene, the city has always been defined by an inexorable sense of urgency and activity. No wonder, then, that it feels compelled to shout so loudly about its accomplishments. In stark contrast, The Book of Manchester is more concerned with dialling down that sometimes deafening hubris. As international investment pours into the city, reshaping its skyline, these stories ask: at what cost? From the pair of homeless friends intent on shattering the ‘Manctopia’ property dream, to the middle-aged fangirl feeling abandoned by both her husband and her city, we follow the struggles of ordinary residents navigating a city in dramatic flux – stories of thrilling quietude that might otherwise be lost amid the roar and clamour.

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125

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Comma Press

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1905583117

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9781905583119

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