Silent Striker
Pete Kalu

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THE STRIKER SERIES BOOK 2 - REVISED

Marcus is a 14 year old footballing genius who keeps getting into deep trouble at his school. He is the best player by far at Ducie High, in a tough, ethnically diverse, inner city area. The team gets tantalisingly close to Schools League and Cup glory. His Nigerian father is a wannabe soul singer with a day job as a postman, and his English mum cold-calls double glazing. They are at a loss what to do with wayward, Marcus.

Dealing with deafness, shifting friends, crazy parents and a ‘special measures’ school, he will have to gather all the strength he can find – in others as well as within himself.

YA Fiction | ISBNs: 9781908446695 (Pb) | 9781908446732 (eBook) | Pub: 27/09/2018

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‘A compulsive read, Silent Striker is the kind of novel parents in Britain have been looking for.’
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

‘This is a book full to the brim with joy, heartache and passion for the beautiful game.’
Melvin Burgess

‘A richly compelling, emotionally resonant tale of courage.’

Melanie Amri

‘Football fans will very much enjoy this novel. Games and tactics are here in abundance. There is a whole lot more as well. The Silent Striker deserves a wide audience. First of a series which have all been re-issued with striking new covers.’

School Library Association

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

PETE KALU is a novelist, poet and playwright. He has won the BBC Playwrights Award, Voice/Jamaica Information Service Marcus Garvey Scholarship Award and the BBC’s Dangerous Comedy Prize. Other books by Pete Kalu: YA fiction: Zombie Xl and Being Me. Adult fiction: Lick Shot, Little Jack Horner, Professor X, Yard Dogs and Black Star Rising. Pete Kalu lives in Manchester, UK.