Kick by Mitch Johnson

Kick by Mitch Johnson

Budi's going to be a star. He's going to play football, instead of sweating over each football boot he makes. But one unlucky kick brings his world crashing down. Now he owes the Dragon, the most dangerous man in Jakarta. Soon its not just Budi's dreams at stake, but his life. A story about dreaming big and not letting anything stand in your way.

A brilliant debut* John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas *
A dazzling story of family, fate and football and one game-changing friendship. * Peter Bunzl, author of The Cogheart Adventures *
A fantastically original debut that champions hope, dogged optimism in the face of adversity, and friendship * M. G. Leonard, author of Beetle Boy *
skillfully written and perfectly paced. Mitch Johnston has produced a fantastically original debut that champions hope, dogged optimism in the face of adversity, and friendship. * M.G. Leonard, author of Beetle Boy *
A fast-paced, compelling read about so much more than the beautiful game. It's about the cost of friendship, about having to make agonisingly difficult choices and about keeping hope alive while life delivers some hard blows * Toppsta reader review *

Mitch Johnson studied English Literature with Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. Mitch now works as a bookseller at Waterstones, Norwich, and writes in his spare time. Kick, Mitch's debut novel, won the 2018 Branford Boase Award, as well as garnering shortlistings for numerous regional awards including the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Teach Primary Book Awards. Mitch loves reading and, like Budi, is a big football fan (although his chances of turning professional are considerably slimmer).

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ISBN 13	9781474928151
ISBN 10	1474928153
Title	Kick
Author	Mitch Johnson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Usborne Publishing Ltd
Year published	2017-09-01
Number of pages	304
Prizes	Winner of Sainsbury's Children's Book Award 2017, Winner of The Branford Boase Award 2018, Winner of What Kids Are Reading 2019, Short-listed for Stockport Children's Book Award 2018, Short-listed for Teach Primary Book Awards 2018, Short-listed for Sheffield Children's Book Award 2018, Short-listed for Glenthorne High School Book Award 2018, Short-listed for Bolton Children's Fiction Awards 2019, Short-listed for The Bookling Award 2018, Short-listed for The Weald Book Award 2018
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