Over the Line

Author: Palmer, Tom, Tobacco, Violet, Cuthbertson, Ollie

Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage)

Published on 28 May 2020 by HarperCollins Publishers (Barrington Stoke Ltd) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 176 pages
129 x 197 x 16 | 130g

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Tom Palmer’s bestselling WWl novel, based on the true story of war hero and footballing legend Jack Cock.

It's the proudest moment of Jack's life – his debut as a professional footballer. Now he has a chance to achieve his dream of playing for his country. But it's 1914 and the world is at war. Talk of sportsmen's cowardice leads to the formation of a Footballers' Battalion and Jack has little choice but to join up. The promise of a Cup in Flanders offers a glimmer of hope, but Jack and his teammates will have to survive a waking nightmare if they are ever to play again.