Over the line
By: Tom Palmer ; with illustrations by Ollie Cuthbertson
Contributors: Cuthbertson, Ollie, illustrator
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 131
ISBN-13: 9781781123935
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Juvenile fiction
Description: "Powerful historical novel about one footballer's experience in World War I, based on the little-known history of the Flanders Cup. It's 1914 and Jack is making his debut as a pro footballer. But his first match is marred by a demonstration demanding that the teams sign up to More...do their duty in France. Word of the Footballer's Battalion and a cup in Flanders provides a glimmer of hope that Jack can keep his dream of playing for England alive. But as the war drags on, Jack is thrown into a nightmare world he will be lucky to survive" -- Publisher description.
Notes: "This book is also dyslexia-friendly"--Page 4 of cover.