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Cup Countdown! by Sam Kerr & Fiona Harris
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Cup Countdown!

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Length 1 hour 40 minutes
Language English
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Australian Matildas and World Cup superstar Sam Kerr teams up with Aki Fukuoka to bring young readers this fun and inspiring illustrated series about soccer, school, sport, friendship, dealing with bullies and following your dreams.
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The 2006 World Cup is around the corner and thirteen-year-old Sam Kerr is pumped! Even though the games are being played on the other side of the world, Sam and her best friend, Dylan, are planning to get up early to watch the games live on TV. They couldnโ€™t be more excited!

But thereโ€™s more for Sam to get excited about when sheโ€™s invited to trial for a rep soccer team; the coach of the team has seen Sam play and is blown away by how good she is. Sam is thrilled when she gets into the team, then she realises she has to juggle training with the Knights AND with her new rep team. And when her mum and dad organise a family holiday interstate it looks like Sam might have to miss out because of her new timetable.
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Sam starts to question if sheโ€™s really ready for the big time. Will watching the World Cup convince her that she wants to play in the rep team, or will the juggle of school, training and games all become too much for a girl who has just started high school?
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โ€˜A fun book packed with cool illustrations. It follows themes of family and perseverance that will totes leave you feeling inspired!โ€™ Total Girl on The Flip Out

Sam Kerr is the captain of the Australian womenโ€™s national soccer team โ€“ the Matildas โ€“ and a leading goal scorer for Chelsea in the English FA Womenโ€™s Super League. She burst onto the W-League scene as a fifteen-year-old playing with Perth Glory. In 2016, she played for the Matildas at the Olympics in Brazil, and she was the top goal scorer in the 2017 Tournament of Nations. Since joining Chelsea in 2019, Sam has positioned herself as one of the best female strikers in the world. She was named 2018 Young Australian of the Year. In 2021, Sam became the Matildas all-time top goal scorer at the Tokyo Olympics, and in 2023, helped the Matildas achieve their best-ever result at a Womenโ€™s World Cup. IG: @samanthakerr20; @samkerrfootball

Fionaย Harrisย has written the childrenโ€™s series The Super Moopers, Trolls and Miraculous. She was head scriptwriter on ABC3 TVโ€™s Prank Patrol and wrote/co-starred in the TV comedy shows Flipside, Comedy Inc. and SkitHouse. Fiona co-wrote and starred in the international-award-winning web series The Drop Off, with husband Mike McLeish. Their adult fiction novel The Drop-off was released in 2020 and its sequel, The Pick-up, is due out in 2021. Fiona also co-authored Sharni Laytonโ€™s biography, No Apologies, and Marcus Bontempelliโ€™s picture book, both released in 2021. For more information on Fiona Harris visit fionaharris.com.

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