The Academy

Book Details

ISBN: 9781464280122

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 352

Age Group: 8-12 Years

Synopsis

From the playground to the Premier League—Leo K. Doyle’s journey is about to begin!

Leo has never seen the ocean or stepped on a plane, but he’s a star soccer player with big dreams—rock-star, Olympic gold, and dragon-slaying dreams. With his pet lizard Messi by his side, Leo’s biggest goal is to make it to the pros.

When a professional scout unexpectedly shows up at one of Leo’s games, he’s offered a chance to try out for the London Dragons youth squad—the famed Academy of a world-famous English Premier League team. Suddenly, Leo’s headed for a new country and the adventure of a lifetime.

But only eleven players can make the team out of two hundred of the best youth players on the planet. Along with fierce competition, Leo must face a relentless bully, a roomie who doesn’t know how to have fun, a terrifying camp director, and his own fears about whether he’s good enough.

Will Leo rise to the challenge and earn his place on the Academy?