Fifteen-year-old Cal Deane has a chance to make it as a professional footballer. To get there, he'll have to cope with the loss of his mum and a group of racists. For Cal, the battles off the pitch are far more challenging than any game of football. Between the Lines II is a series of eight brand new titles that will capture the interest and imaginations of teenage readers. These texts have a range of settings - from sports clubs and schools to unfamiliar and chilling visions of the future - and they have been written by experienced authors who are experts in developing stories for struggling readers. Mature themes are covered and include the dangers of internet chat rooms, crime, grief, female empowerment, friendship, bullying and dystopian futures. With eye-catching covers and the look and feel of a real novel, these books perfectly combine visual appeal with carefully chosen content that is both compelling and relevant for teenagers and young adults.

 

This book is part of a book series called Between the Lines .

There are 46 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Badger Learning .

Iain McLaughlin was born in Dundee on the East coast of Scotland. He still lives there in a house filled with books. He has written more than twenty books and over fifty plays for radio. He has also written short stories and TV scripts. Iain has written for lots of famous characters and shows including James Bond, Doctor Who, Wallace & Gromit and Sherlock Holmes. For a time he was the editor of the Beano comic. He is a life-long supporter of Dundee United and has recently been adopted by a local cat who comes round a few times a week for a free meal. Iain has written a handful of books for Badger Learning, most recently Offside from the highly-anticipated second series of Between the Lines II. He has also written The Lane from their second series of Papercuts, Last Year and Out! from their YA Reads and The First Martian, from their popular Teen Reads series.