Sports Day, Sam Kerr
Sports Day, Sam Kerr
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Sports Day

Author: Sam Kerr, Fiona Harris

Narrator: Lisa Bailey

Unabridged: 1 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/29/2022


Synopsis

Australian Matildas and World Cup superstar Sam Kerr teams up with Aki Fukuoka to bring young readers this fun and inspiring illustrated series about soccer, school, sport, friendship, dealing with bullies and following your dreams.
 
It’s official! Eleven-year-old Sam Kerr is a fully-fledged soccer tragic! So, when the school’s annual Sports Day comes around, she is disappointed when soccer isn’t on the list of activities.
 
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?
 
On the home front, Sam and her siblings are organising a surprise party for their parents’ wedding anniversary. But things aren’t going to plan! And with her team’s grand final just around the corner, there’s a lot to deal with … even for a soccer superstar in the making!
 
‘A fun book packed with cool illustrations. It follows themes of family and perseverance that will totes leave you feeling inspired!’ Total Girl on The Flip Out

About Sam Kerr

Sam Kerr is the captain of the Australian women’s national soccer team – the Matildas – and a leading goal scorer for Chelsea in the English FA Women’s 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 Women’s World Cup. IG: @samanthakerr20; @samkerrfootball

About Fiona Harris

Fiona Harris is an award-winning author, scriptwriter, and performer with more than twenty years of experience across publishing, television, and theatre. She has written over 40 books, many of them for children. The Embarrassing Confessions of Gracie Sparks is her debut middle grade novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lysh

Soccer fans will be pleased to see these books on the shelf. This Sam Kerr series is perfect for grade 2-4 and cover themes such as friendship, forgiveness, integrity, pride, family, resilience, and self confidence. Honestly, I don't know much about sports, but I do know about Sam Kerr. She is such......more

Goodreads review by Kristie

Inspirational Im a huge fan of Sam Kerr, and reading this book makes me more determined to play soccer just like her. It shares a lot about her childhood and what she was like. While reading this book I can forget that this is how it all started out for her. A 12 year old girl trying a new sport.......more

what a throwback to primary school (but we didn’t have soccer on our sports days!)......more

Goodreads review by Joanna

Forgot to mention the dogs name is Penny so immediate 10/10 for that. Also this series is so cute and why am I so invested in the knights.......more