Tamarind Stars: Sporting Heroes

Oct 6, 2024 12:16 PM

Author:Ruth Redford

What does an Olympic champion eat for breakfast? How can you become the fastest runner in the world? At what age can you start training to be a boxer?

Interesting facts, super secrets and never before seen photos of some of the best-known sporting heroes including boxer Amir Khan, runners Mo Farah and Christine Ohuruogu, basketball sensation Luol Deng and the gymnast Louis Smith.

Look inside for tips on how to get into sports, where you can train, and how you too can become a sporting hero.

Reviews

With its honest characters and dialogue, its unique coverage of the trauma Ella and her family experience, and its ability to unite readers with Ella's coping process is a tender, moving story in the classic Wilson mould

—— Alison Nolan , Inis

Wilson's clear, honest writing crackles through this moving tale . . . This absorbing novel packs an emotional punch which should satisfy Wilson's many fans, old and new

—— Booktrust

This story will delight . . . As always, the characters are beautifully portrayed and you are really drawn into their lives, especially that of Ella

—— www.parentsintouch.co.uk

Wilson has a gift for striking truths . . . a worthy addition to [her] ever-growing body of work

—— Rebecca Butler , Books for Keeps

Beautiful

—— Kirkus

If you like the Hetty Feather series you will definitely enjoy the tale of Clover Moon

—— Matilda, 10 , Lovereading4kids.co.uk

I couldn't put it down!

—— Maddy, 9 , Lovereading4kids.co.uk

Previous Article：Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (Book 9) Next Article：Girls Under Pressure

Comments

Welcome to zzdbook comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.