Sports Day
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Itâs official! Eleven-year-old Sam Kerr is a fully-fledged soccer tragic! So, when the schoolâs annual Sports Day comes around, she is disappointed when soccer isnât on the list of activities.
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Sam goes on a mission to get her beloved game added to the program. With help from her best friends, Indi and Dylan, she petitions her classmates to create the first-ever soccer team in the history of her school. But will Chelsea stir up trouble and ruin everything?
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On the home front, Sam and her siblings are organising a surprise party for their parentsâ wedding anniversary. But things arenât going to plan! And with her teamâs grand final just around the corner, thereâs a lot to deal with âĶ even for a soccer superstar in the making!
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âA fun book packed with cool illustrations. It follows themes of family and perseverance that will totes leave you feeling inspired!â Total Girl on The Flip Out
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Sam Kerr is the captain of the Australian womenâs national soccer team â the Matildas â and a leading goal scorer for Chelsea in the English FA Womenâs 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 Womenâs World Cup. IG: @samanthakerr20; @samkerrfootball
Fiona Harris has written the childrenâs series The Super Moopers, Trolls and Miraculous. She was head scriptwriter on ABC3 TVâs Prank Patrol and wrote/co-starred in the TV comedy shows Flipside, Comedy Inc. and SkitHouse. Fiona co-wrote and starred in the international-award-winning web series The Drop Off, with husband Mike McLeish. Their adult fiction novel The Drop-off was released in 2020 and its sequel, The Pick-up, is due out in 2021. Fiona also co-authored Sharni Laytonâs biography, No Apologies, and Marcus Bontempelliâs picture book, both released in 2021. For more information on Fiona Harris visit fionaharris.com.
