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The Fear

Paperback

Kian has to face his fears of footballing failure in order to support a friend in this action-packed sports story from bestselling and award-winning author Tom Palmer.

Kian’s best mate Azeem is desperate for them both to join the local football team. He can’t understand why Kian’s reluctant as he’s one of the best players on their estate.

But a bad experience with a former coach has robbed Kian of all his confidence. He wants to support his friend, but he doesn’t think he can face the pressure of being part of a team again.

Can Kian overcome the Fear?

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 7.

RRP: £7.99

Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-0-00-869570-5

Interest age

9+

Reading age

7

Accelerated Reader Level

3.7

Publication Date

11-09-2025

Format

Paperback

Pages

72 pages

Dimensions

129x198mm

Product Description

Kian has to face his fears of footballing failure in order to support a friend in this action-packed sports story from bestselling and award-winning author Tom Palmer.

Kian’s best mate Azeem is desperate for them both to join the local football team. He can’t understand why Kian’s reluctant as he’s one of the best players on their estate.

But a bad experience with a former coach has robbed Kian of all his confidence. He wants to support his friend, but he doesn’t think he can face the pressure of being part of a team again.

Can Kian overcome the Fear?

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 7.

Author

Tom Palmer, Illustrated by Robin Boyden

Tom Palmer was a reluctant reader as a child and credits articles about football with getting him into reading. He is now the multi-award-winning author of many books including the acclaimed reboot of the Roy of the Rovers series and the Carnegie Medal longlisted After the War. In 2019 Tom was awarded the National Literacy Trust’s Ruth Rendell Award in recognition of his significant contribution to literacy work in the UK.

Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-0-00-869570-5

Reading age

7

Interest age

9+

Accelerated Reader Level

3.7

Publication Date

11-09-2025

Format

Paperback

Pages

72 pages

Dimensions

129x198mm

Product Description

Kian has to face his fears of footballing failure in order to support a friend in this action-packed sports story from bestselling and award-winning author Tom Palmer.

Kian’s best mate Azeem is desperate for them both to join the local football team. He can’t understand why Kian’s reluctant as he’s one of the best players on their estate.

But a bad experience with a former coach has robbed Kian of all his confidence. He wants to support his friend, but he doesn’t think he can face the pressure of being part of a team again.

Can Kian overcome the Fear?

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 7.

Author

Tom Palmer, Illustrated by Robin Boyden

Tom Palmer was a reluctant reader as a child and credits articles about football with getting him into reading. He is now the multi-award-winning author of many books including the acclaimed reboot of the Roy of the Rovers series and the Carnegie Medal longlisted After the War. In 2019 Tom was awarded the National Literacy Trust’s Ruth Rendell Award in recognition of his significant contribution to literacy work in the UK.