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From the Playground to the Premier League
Born and raised in a small town, twelve-year-old Leo K. Doyle has never seen the ocean or stepped foot on a plane. But Leo is a star soccer player with big dreams in life.
Rock star, Olympic gold, dragon-slaying dreams.
While Leo longs to make the pros one day, he has no idea how to achieve this goaluntil a professional scout pays a chance visit to one of Leos games and extends an invitation to try out for the London Dragons youth squad, known as the Academy.
Leo is stunned. The London Dragons isnt just any old soccer team. Its a world-famous English Premier League team. Soon Leo is off to a whole new country, embarking on the greatest adventure of his life. The downside? Only eleven players can make the team.
Eleven out of two hundred of the very best twelve-year-old players on the planet.
Along with the grueling competition, Leo must also face a bully intent on torpedoing his summer, a roomie who doesnt know how to have fun, a terrifying camp director, and, most of all, Leos own lack of formal training and the fear hell never succeed.
By the end of the summer, Leo will become a much better player and forever changed by his experience. But will he be good enough to make the Academy?
The inspiring, action-packed first book in The Academy series perfect for young readers 7-13 and for sports fans of all ages.
Keep score with the other books in The Academy series:
The Academy II: The Journey Continues
The Academy III: Tournament of Champions
The Academy IV: Title Fight
The Academy V: Cup of Nations
Author: T. Z. Layton
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Sourcebooks Young Readers
Published: 09/02/2025
Series: Academy #1
Pages: 304
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.76d
ISBN: 9781464267109
Language: English
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