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A question of honour

Martin Lovell

Can Sam Dyer's team win promotion? How far will Sam go? He faces a number of challenges to acheive his aim.


The second story in the Sam Dyer series.

Sam Dyer is a 10 year old boy who dreams of success and yearn to lift the eleven aside league trophy. In book 1, Sam was thrown out of his team and was forced to start up his own side. Before had can achieve his goal, he must lead his team to promotion. The team have an outside chance, but anyone who has ran a youth football team will know that it isn’t a straightforward task. Sam has a number of problems to solve first. How far is he prepared to go to in his search for glory?

What’s wrong with Edward?

Is Sam a bully?

Why has he been mysteriously dropped from the school team?

Who is the strange burglar who keeps targeting White’s newsagents and how does this affect Sam’s team?

With Stuart always ready to cause trouble, Sam and his friends, Mark, Tristan, Lucy and Amy have to solve all these puzzles, before Sam faces the ultimate decision which will affect a lot of people’s hopes and dreams. Will he make the right choice and will his dreams come true? Read on to find out.

 

Sam's Awakening

Martin Lovell

Children’s book about the first season of new youth football team upto Christmas based on real people and incidents.


Sam Dyer is a boy that has it all, he is a successful footballer and obsessed with winning. He plays for the top under 10 team in the league and has just won the mini soccer league. He dreams of winning the 11 aside title, but there is a shock in store. The new manager, Stuart an ex professional footballer, doesn’t like him and Sam finds himself out of the squad. Fortunately his family come to the rescue and they form a new team. Join Sam on a voyage of discovery and his learns a different attitude to sport and other people in general. Will his new team ever get started? Can they help him fulfill his dream? First they have to gain promotion from the B league and that won’t be easy. Follow the team upto the midpoint of their first ever season. There will be laughter and tears as the unlikely group of children have to over come their own personal battles.

 

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I wrote 886 days ago

I didn't like the idea of a prologue, but then that is just me. Likewise the swearing. Having said that I loved the book. There was lots of action and plenty of dilemmas. it is good to see a female charactor being so strong and being the main character. I read this in 2 days and really enjoyed... view book

I wrote 966 days ago

Not my genre I'm afraid, but I will try and comment on it. I don't know what you will make of My two books which are very different. What age group are you aiming this at? It seemed quite complex. The book did keep my interest athough I found i couldn't read to many chapters at one time. I tho... view book

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