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Surface to Air

Series: Rugby Academy
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The Borderlands boarding school rugby team competes in the European Rugby Championship Tournament while grappling with personal challenges as their parents serve overseas during a growing conflict.

Set during wartime, the story follows Rory and his teammates as they strive to focus on rugby despite the worries about their families, in hopes of reaching the international stage.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for readers aged 9 and above with a reading age of 8+, especially those interested in sports and historical settings.

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Second instalment of Tom Palmer's action-packed rugby trilogy.

(Dyslexia-friendly)

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The Borderlands team face personal hardships as they fight for the European Championship trophy in this second instalment in Tom Palmer's wartime rugby trilogy.


The Borderlands boarding school rugby team have made it into the European Rugby Championship Tournament. They're enjoying their time in France, but Rory and the rest of the team can't help thinking about each of their parents, serving overseas in the growing conflict in the Central Asian Republic. Can the boys focus on the game enough to win the final and make it to the International Tournament?

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Series: Rugby Academy

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781781123980

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 February 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by David Shephard

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 180g

Pages: 112

About the Author

Tom Palmer was a reluctant reader as a child and credits articles about football with getting him into reading. He is now the multi-award-winning author of many books for young readers, including the Young Quills Award winner After the War and FCBG Children's Book Award winners Armistice Runner and D-Day Dog. In 2019 Tom was awarded the National Literacy Trust's Ruth Rendell Award in recognition of his significant contribution to literacy work in the UK.

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