Rebellion – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:20:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Rebellion – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 Rocky takes the lead https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/rocky-takes-the-lead/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/rocky-takes-the-lead/ very difficult on the pitch. Will Rocky be able to take the lead and show everyone that they're all united by football?]]> Rocky Race loves football so much that she moved to the United States to train at a high school with an amazing soccer team. She’s made new friends, even won a state championship! Now her best friends from her home in Melchester, England, have come to play a match against her new American team. Rocky is so excited!

But when her friends arrive, not everyone gets along. Her American friends don’t understand why the British call it ‘football’, and her British friends don’t understand why the Americans call it ‘soccer’. And with the match the next day, Rocky feels pressured to pick a side. But Rocky has a plan.

Will Rocky be able to take the lead and show everyone that they’re all united by their love for the game?

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Can she maintain her match-winning performances? How is she supposed to deal with everything that's happened? And just where does her footballing future lie?]]> IT’S A ROCKY ROAD! Game Changer is the eighth book in the football-tastic Roy of the Rovers  illustrated fiction series, and the second Rocky of the Rovers story. Part of the third season, this exciting series is written by award-winning author Tom Palmer.

The newly formed Melchester Women’s team are going from strength to strength in their first full season of professional football, lead by the tenacious Rocky Race. But behind the scenes, the morale of the club is low. After a shocking incident in a men’s European game, and the recent Race family tragedy, Rocky, her brother Roy, and the whole club is struggling to deal with the aftermath. What’s more, she’s fighting with Ffion her friend! Can she maintain her match-winning performances? How is she supposed to deal with everything that’s happened? And just where does her footballing future lie?

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Praise for the Roy of the Rovers series:

EPIC! – Match of the Day Magazine

I love the way that they are about so much more than football: they are about heart, values and family. Both graphic novel and fiction titles are compelling, engaging and a lot of fun. Lace up and get reading. – Jim Sells, Programme manager for Sport & Literacy, National Literacy Trust.

Read with my 7 year old who is football mad, really enjoyed it and left us wanting to read the next one in the series! – GoodReads Review

]]> Roy of the Rovers: Teamwork (Fiction 2) https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/roy-of-the-rovers-teamwork-fiction-2/ Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/roy-of-the-rovers-teamwork-fiction-2/ IT’S TOUGH AT THE TOP!

Roy Race is living the dream. After all, how many 16-year-olds get to play up front for their favourite football team?

Except life as Melchester Rovers new star striker isn t easy. Everyone s looking at him differently, social media is a nightmare, and Rovers are still stuck at the bottom of the league.

All that, and he s still got to go to college, help out at home, and coach his little sister Rocky s football team. If he s going to cope, Roy better learn to be a team player and fast….

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Praise for the Roy of the Rovers series:

EPIC!  -  Match of the Day Magazine

I love the way that they are about so much more than football: they are about heart, values and family. Both graphic novel and fiction titles are compelling, engaging and a lot of fun. Lace up and get reading.  -  Jim Sells, Programme manager for Sport & Literacy, National Literacy Trust.

Read with my 7 year old who is football mad, really enjoyed it and left us wanting to read the next one in the series!  -  GoodReads Review

]]> Roy Of The Rovers https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/roy-of-the-rovers/ Thu, 04 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/roy-of-the-rovers/ A NEW ERA KICKS OFF! Scouted is the first book in the football-tastic Roy of the Rovers fiction series. Part of the  first  season, this exciting series is written by award-winning author Tom Palmer.

Roy Race is a totally normal 16-year-old. He just happens to be the best striker in Melchester, too. Roy’s always dreamed of becoming a professional footballer and playing for Melchester Rovers, the team he’s supported his entire life, but he never thought he’d get a chance – until now. Rovers are on the lookout for new players, but is Roy good enough to catch the scout’s eye? He’ll have to be fitter, stronger and more determined than ever – but if he’s going to become Roy of the Rovers, now’s the time!

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Praise for the Roy of the Rovers series:

EPIC! – Match of the Day Magazine

I love the way that they are about so much more than football: they are about heart, values and family. Both graphic novel and fiction titles are compelling, engaging and a lot of fun. Lace up and get reading. – Jim Sells, Programme manager for Sport & Literacy, National Literacy Trust.

Read with my 7 year old who is football mad, really enjoyed it and left us wanting to read the next one in the series! – GoodReads Review

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