{"product_id":"kick-9781474928151","title":"Kick","description":"\u003cp\u003eBudi's going to be a star. He's going to play football, instead of sweating over each football boot he makes. But one unlucky kick brings his world crashing down. Now he owes the Dragon, the most dangerous man in Jakarta. Soon it’s not just Budi's dreams at stake, but his life. A story about dreaming big and not letting anything stand in your way.\u003c\/p\u003eKick is the game-changing bestselling football adventure about chasing your dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Brandford Boase Award\u003cbr\u003eNominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for over 20 regional book awards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll he can see is the football, waiting for one final kick.\u003cbr\u003eIt's now or never.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBudi wants to be a footballer. But instead of wearing the boots, he makes them in a factory and dreams of a better life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen one day when he's playing football in the street, an unlucky kick brings his world crashing down. Ordered to steal a pair of boots from the factory, Budi's dreams are on the line, and if he's caught his life will be as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA story about dreaming big and never letting anything stand in your way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Mitch Johnson:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fantastically original debut that champions hope, dogged optimism in the face of adversity, and friendship.\" MG Leonard, author of Adventures on Trains\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A must-read.\" Tom Palmer, author of Football Academy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"To grow up with stories like these is the beginning of finding another world, lying at our feet.\" Khalid Abdalla, star of The Kite Runner\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781474928151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 23 Oct 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.7(H)x13.4(L)x2(W)250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 250\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eAfter graduating from the University of East Anglia with an award-winning first class degree in English Literature with Creative Writing, Mitch completed Kick, his debut novel for middle grade readers. He was inspired to write it while working in a sports shop where he discovered a discarded, crumpled drinks sachet left in a shoebox between a brand-new pair of football boots. Mitch now works as a bookseller at Waterstones, Norwich, and writes in his spare time.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eA dazzling story of family, fate and football and one game-changing friendship. * Peter Bunzl, author of The Cogheart Adventures *\u003cbr\u003eA fantastically original debut that champions hope, dogged optimism in the face of adversity, and friendship * M. G. Leonard, author of Beetle Boy *\u003cbr\u003eskillfully written and perfectly paced. Mitch Johnston has produced a fantastically original debut that champions hope, dogged optimism in the face of adversity, and friendship. * M.G. Leonard, author of Beetle Boy *\u003cbr\u003eA fast-paced, compelling read about so much more than the beautiful game. It's about the cost of friendship, about having to make agonisingly difficult choices and about keeping hope alive while life delivers some hard blows * Toppsta reader review *\u003cbr\u003eA must-read for fans of Mal Peet. * Tom Palmer, author of Football Academy *","brand":"Mitch Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48852122337497,"sku":"9781474928151","price":16.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781474928151.jpg?v=1782390650","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/kick-9781474928151","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}