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Dream On

By Bali Rai
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Baljit dreams of football stardom, so when the chance of a lifetime comes along, he can't let it slip through his grasp – even if it means a chain of lies to his parents …

While Baljit works in his dad's chip shop, he is determined to make it big in football. When offered a trial for the Premier League, he faces the dilemma of hiding the truth from his parents. Will his pursuit of fame bring success or cause him to lose everything?
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for young adults aged 11 and above, especially those interested in sports dramas and stories about family and ambition.

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Dream On

Baljit dreams of football stardom, so when the chance of a lifetime comes along, he can't let it slip through his grasp – even if it means a chain of lies to his parents … A witty and warm spots drama from teen favourite Bali Rai.

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Baljit dreams of football stardom, so when the chance of a lifetime comes along, he can't let it slip through his grasp – even if it means a chain of lies to his parents … A witty and warm spots drama from teen favourite Bali Rai.


While Baljit shovels chips in his dad's chippy, he dreams of football stardom. Then the chance of a lifetime comes along – a trial for the Premier League. But Baljit is sure his parents will disapprove, and so the lies begin. Will Baljit's parents cost him his dream, or will his own lies trip him up?

Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781781124222

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 November 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd

Edition: New Third edition

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 130g

Pages: 72

Collections

Bali Rai Children’s, Teenage and Educational Dyslexia-Friendly Books Fiction Young Adult

About the Author

Bali Rai was born in Leicester where he grew up in a multicultural community dreaming of playing football for Liverpool FC, being Bob Marley or becoming a writer. He writes the books he would have enjoyed as a teenager and his book Rani and Sukh is a set-text for GCSE English. His novel, Killing Honour, won the North East Teenage Book Award, and was described as "utterly compelling" by The Bookseller.

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