Inspired by the incredible real life stories of trailblazing women footballers like Lily Parr, it's a story of football, feminism and friendship.

Polly's brother Joe leaves home to serve in the trenches, but all Polly wants is to play football and forget the war. Forced to stay at home to help with endless chores, Polly must fight with everything she has to fulfil her dreams and show the world that football is not just for boys...


Lou Kuenzler is the author of many picture and chapter books for children, including The Return of the Railway Children, a follow up to the classic E Nesbit story.


The activity pack includes book club-style questions to ponder, instructions for playing cat’s cradle and a football-focused drawing activity. There’s also a recipe for orange jelly slices and facts about women’s football alongside jokes and further reading recommendations.

Activity packs are a handy A5 size and printed on uncoated paper which is fully recyclable.

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• Standard UK Royal Mail delivery £2.99 (free on bookshop orders over £25)
• UK Express delivery also available from £5.50
• International shipping available to select destinations (calculated at checkout according to weight)

Our packs are wrapped in a simple paper sleeve and sent out in a cardboard book wrap – we would be so grateful if you could recycle both.

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We are a monthly book subscription by post for children aged 5 to 14, focused on helping families discover new and different chapter books.

This title was sent to subscribers in the Cockatoo reading group, aged roughly 8 to 12.