The Academy
The Academy by T. Z. Layton, published by First Touch Books for Young Readers on August 20, 2022, is a captivating story that follows twelve-year-old Leo K. Doyle, a talented soccer player from a small town. Despite his dreams of becoming a professional athlete, Leo has never traveled far from home until a professional scout offers him a chance to try out for the prestigious London Dragons youth squad, known as The Academy. This opportunity sets Leo on a journey filled with challenges and excitement as he navigates the competitive world of elite soccer.
In this edition, readers will find Leo facing not only the intense competition of trying to secure one of the eleven coveted spots on the team but also personal obstacles, including a bully and a difficult camp director. As he grapples with his own insecurities and lack of formal training, Leo’s summer becomes a transformative experience that tests his skills and determination. The narrative explores themes of ambition and resilience within the realm of sports and recreation, making it an engaging read for young athletes and dreamers alike. With 306 pages, this English-language book offers a rich adventure that promises to resonate with those who aspire to achieve their goals.
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Born and raised in a small town, twelve-year-old Leo K. Doyle has never seen the ocean or stepped foot on a plane. But Leo is a star soccer player with big dreams in life. Rock-star, Olympic gold, dragon-slaying dreams.While Leo longs to make the pros one day, he has no idea how to achieve this goal-until a professional scout pays a chance visit to one of Leo’s games and extends an invitation to try out for the London Dragons youth squad, known as The Academy.Leo is stunned. The London Dragons isn’t just any old soccer team. It’s a world-famous English Premier League team.Soon Leo is off to a whole new country, embarking on the greatest adventure of his life. The downside? Only eleven players can make the team. Eleven out of two hundred of the very best twelve-year-old players on the planet.Along with the grueling competition, Leo must also face a bully intent on torpedoing his summer, a roomie who doesn’t know how to have fun, a terrifying camp director, and, most of all, Leo’s own lack of formal training and the fear he’ll never succeed.By the end of the summer, Leo will become a much better player and forever changed by his experience.But will he be good enough to make the Academy?
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