{"product_id":"academy-book-t-z-layton-9781464267109","title":"The Academy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFROM THE PLAYGROUND TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow a New York Times bestselling series! The inspiring, action-packed first book, perfect for young readers 7-13 and sports fans of all ages looking for their next summer read.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in a small town, twelve-year-old Leo K. Doyle has never seen the ocean or stepped foot on a plane. But Leo is a star soccer player with big dreams in life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRock star, Olympic gold, dragon-slaying dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile Leo longs to make the pros one day, he has no idea how to achieve this goal--until a professional scout pays a chance visit to one of Leo's games and extends an invitation to try out for the London Dragons youth squad, known as the Academy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeo is stunned. The London Dragons isn't just any old soccer team. It's a world-famous English Premier League team. Soon Leo is off to a whole new country, embarking on the greatest adventure of his life. The downside? Only eleven players can make the team.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEleven out of two hundred of the very best twelve-year-old players on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlong with the grueling competition, Leo must also face a bully intent on torpedoing his summer, a roomie who doesn't know how to have fun, a terrifying camp director, and, most of all, Leo's own lack of formal training and the fear he'll never succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy the end of the summer, Leo will become a much better player and forever changed by his experience. But will he be good enough to make the Academy?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eKeep score with the other books in The Academy series:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Academy II: The Journey Continues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Academy III: Tournament of Champions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Academy IV: Title Fight\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Academy V: Cup of Nations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52494870839569,"sku":"NIN9781464267109","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53007623029009,"sku":"CIN1464267103VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53357672595729,"sku":"CIN1464267103G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53720333680913,"sku":"NGR9781464267109","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781464267109.jpg?v=1760002823","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/academy-book-t-z-layton-9781464267109","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}