Bea on the Ball - Couverture souple

Sheppard, Paul

 
9781922670021: Bea on the Ball

Synopsis

Beatriz aims to be a top goal-scorer for Lewes FC, but she's struggling with her weight, her friends, her school and her dad. Meanwhile her grandfather thinks she needs assistance from the unknown, so together the two develop a pre-match ritual. It might be superstition, but if it helps Bea get on the ball then she'll take it.

Yet her dad and his criminal contacts could still ruin everything, and who is the mysterious boy willing to risk his own safety to support Bea and her dream of being a professional footballer?

Bea on the Ball, a novel inspired by Lewes FC and their Equality FC campaign.

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À propos de l'auteur

Paul Sheppard is Welsh-born but spent most of his professional life in Northern Ireland where he worked as a Probation Officer. He is still a registered Social Worker, and now lives in East Sussex.He co-edits the match-day programme for his local community-owned football club, Lewes FC. In 2017 Lewes announced its Equality FC campaign, becoming the first professional or semi-professional club in the world to pay their women's teams the same as its men's, to raise awareness of gender inequality in football. This inspired the idea for Bea on the Ball.Paul's had some success with published short stories, but this is his first novel. He is currently working on a few literary fiction projects.

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