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Sam Kerr: The Complete Collection
By Sam Kerr and Fiona Harris
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About The Book
Matildas superstar Sam Kerr’s awesome Kicking Goals series
Loved watching Australian Matildas superstar Sam Kerr in the World Cup? This bumper collection includes all five exciting stories in her awesome Kicking Goals series.
Sam teams up with Aki Fukuoka to bring young readers this fun and inspiring illustrated series about soccer, school, sport, friendship, dealing with bullies and following your dreams. It follows Sam’s journey from soccer newbie to playing in the finals! Inside you’ll find The Flip Out, A New Knight, Sports Day, Finals Fever plus Cup Countdown! along with a bonus poster.
Sam Kerr hasn’t always been a soccer legend. She was an Aussie Rules tragic through and through. But when excluded from her team for being a girl, she has to change direction. Her best friends Dylan and Indi reckon she should flip from AFL to soccer but with the pressure of learning the new rules, and the school bully Chelsea on her case, Sam has to learn fast!
Loved watching Australian Matildas superstar Sam Kerr in the World Cup? This bumper collection includes all five exciting stories in her awesome Kicking Goals series.
Sam teams up with Aki Fukuoka to bring young readers this fun and inspiring illustrated series about soccer, school, sport, friendship, dealing with bullies and following your dreams. It follows Sam’s journey from soccer newbie to playing in the finals! Inside you’ll find The Flip Out, A New Knight, Sports Day, Finals Fever plus Cup Countdown! along with a bonus poster.
Sam Kerr hasn’t always been a soccer legend. She was an Aussie Rules tragic through and through. But when excluded from her team for being a girl, she has to change direction. Her best friends Dylan and Indi reckon she should flip from AFL to soccer but with the pressure of learning the new rules, and the school bully Chelsea on her case, Sam has to learn fast!
About The Authors
Photograph © Jonathan Ring
Sam Kerr is the captain of the Australian women’s national soccer team – the Matildas – and a leading goal scorer for Chelsea in the English FA Women’s Super League. She burst onto the W-League scene as a fifteen-year-old playing with Perth Glory. In 2016, she played for the Matildas at the Olympics in Brazil, and she was the top goal scorer in the 2017 Tournament of Nations. Since joining Chelsea in 2019, Sam has positioned herself as one of the best female strikers in the world. She was named 2018 Young Australian of the Year. In 2021, Sam became the Matildas all-time top goal scorer at the Tokyo Olympics, and in 2023, helped the Matildas achieve their best-ever result at a Women’s World Cup. IG: @samanthakerr20; @samkerrfootball
© Amy Gubana
Fiona Harris is an award-winning author, scriptwriter, and performer with more than twenty years of experience across publishing, television, and theatre. She has written over 40 books, many of them for children. The Embarrassing Confessions of Gracie Sparks is her debut middle grade novel.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia (April 3, 2024)
- Length: 880 pages
- ISBN13: 9781761426421
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