{"product_id":"the-academy-9781955804080","title":"The Academy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): T. Z. Layton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: First Touch Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: First Touch Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sports \u0026amp; Recreation - Soccer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM THE PLAYGROUND TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn inspiring, page-turning series perfect for young readers 7 to 13 years old, and for sports fans of all ages.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in a small town, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRock-star, Olympic gold, dragon-slaying dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile Leo has a pet lizard named Messi and longs to make the pros one day, he has no idea how to achieve his goal-until a professional scout pays a chance visit to one of Leo's games and extends an invitation to try out for the London Dragons youth squad, known as The Academy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeo is stunned. The London Dragons isn't just any old soccer team. It's 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEleven out of two hundred of the very best youth players on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlong with the grueling competition, Leo must also face a bully intent on torpedoing his summer, a roomie who doesn't know how to have fun, a terrifying camp director, and, most of all, Leo's own lack of formal training and the fear he'll never succeed. By the end of the summer, Leo will become a much better player and forever changed by his experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut will he be good enough to make the Academy?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Touch Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45551388524695,"sku":"9781955804080","price":1194.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781955804080.webp?v=1767676816","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-academy-9781955804080","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}