A timeless story of football, friendship and determination from acclaimed author Rebecca Stevens - 'Girls will be galvanized to follow their dreams, break boundaries and play footba
- Author Rebecca Stevens
- Publication Date 02/05/2019
- Binding Paperback / softback
It's 1917. Lily spends her days working in a munitions factory, her nights picking metal out of her hair, and her lunchtimes kicking a ball with her workmates. Together they form a football team, the Rockets, and a league soon follows. But when the war ends, the girls lose both their jobs and their football. Not Lily. If her only chance of being a goalie is to play with the men, then that's what she'll do ... The perfect read for aspiring young footballers - and to cheer on England in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Based on the true story of the original Arsenal Ladies' team, one of several female-only teams which formed during WW1, only to be met with a ban once the war ended Rebecca's novels have been shortlisted for the Historical Association Young Quills Award and the Branford Boase Award
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