Ten
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 144
Published: 2015
Great for age 6-17 years
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Ten-year-old Maya lives for soccer. But no one in her small seaside town in Malaysia shares her obsession: her brother prefers hockey, the girls at school think it's a boys' game, and her grandmother just wants her to be a 'good Indian girl', even though with pale skin and an English father she's already a disappointment. Maya has other problems too. Her parents are constantly arguing, the new girl at school is getting everyone in trouble, and, worst of all, Brazil has just lost the World Cup. But Maya is determined that none of this will stop her from becoming a professional soccer player - the only problem is she's never even kicked a ball.
This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book has been graded for interest at 7-11 years.
There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published in 2015 by Allen & Unwin .
Shamini Flint has written a number of travel books for children including Sasha Visits London.