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Sammy Goes To the World Cup by Michele Cox

With the talk and interest in June’s Football World Cup, it is not surprising that New Zealander Michele Cox would have chosen it as the subject for a new novel featuring Sammy Banks, the talented football playing girl and her team the Shooting Stars. Sammy Goes to the World Cup is the third book in the series.

In this novel, Sammy hears about a competition to choose children to represent their country as player escorts at the World Cup. It would be a dream opportunity for her and would give her the chance to meet some of the international stars, but she doesn’t think she would have a chance as it would be a dream for so many other girls too.

Her sense of fair play and good sportsmanship make all the difference in the competition, and soon her dream comes true, she is on her way to the world cup, the biggest sports event in the world. Will she be able to cope with being so far from home, make a fool of herself in front of millions and most importantly can she stop her team mates from making a terrible mistake?

Like the other books in the Sammy series, this one is great for encouraging children to take up the sport of soccer. It is an exciting story that sparks an interest in the game. Michelle herself has travelled to over thirty countries to promote the beautiful game in 2009 alone as a consultant for the FIFA Professionalisation Programme. She is a former international footballer and has played in Germany for top team TSV Siegen. She offers playing and football tips in each book in the series that will help budding footballers become better players. There are also valuable lessons to be learned about sportsmanship and being part of a team.

RRP $18.99
Published and distributed by HarperCollins Publishers

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