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Bobby Bains Plays a Blinder

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A young Sikh footballer reaches out across the generational divide to help a lonely old man in an uplifting story from acclaimed author Bali Rai. Bobby Bains Plays a Blinder tells the story of Bobby Bains, who loves football and helping others. As a Sikh, it’s... Read More
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A young Sikh footballer reaches out across the generational divide to help a lonely old man in an uplifting story from acclaimed author Bali Rai.

An uplifting tale of football and community (Dyslexia-friendly)

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A young Sikh footballer reaches out across the generational divide to help a lonely old man in an uplifting story from acclaimed author Bali Rai.

Bobby Bains Plays a Blinder tells the story of Bobby Bains, who loves football and helping others. As a Sikh, it’s part of his religion. While assisting his mum at the community food bank, Bobby meets an old man named Trevor, who seems lonely.

Bobby believes Trevor would get on well with his nana-ji, his grandad, as both share a passion for football and reggae music. However, both men have dodgy old knees, preventing them from playing as they used to. So, Bobby devises a plan to get them back on the field. They could benefit from the exercise, and perhaps Trevor won’t feel so lonely anymore.

Will Bobby’s plan succeed? It’s a big challenge, but as the saying goes, if you don’t shoot, you don’t score!

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

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781800902541

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 June 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Daniel Duncan
  • Illustrated by Daniel Duncan

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 6.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 160g

Pages: 96

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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