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Manon Steffan Ros was born in Snowdonia and worked as an actress before becoming a writer. She writes for adults and children and has won the Wales Book of the Year for her adult fiction as well as being four-times winner of the Tir na N’Og Welsh children’s literature award. She has also won Eisteddfod and National Theatre Wales awards for her drama writing. She lives in north Wales with her sons.
<p>Sam and his dad share a deep love of football – but when an accident curtails his dad’s soccer career, sadness, worry and silence invade their lives. Sam focuses on the Welsh star Aaron Ramsey to cope with his anxiety, but will his relationship with Dad ever be repaired? A tender, pared-back, touching contemporary story for 9+, from a Carnegie-winning author.</p>
- Imogen Russell Williams, Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels
Sam and his dad both love football, which is always there for them no matter how tough real life becomes. But when Dadʼs dreams of football stardom go horribly wrong, Samʼs love for Welsh footballing legend Aaron Ramsey becomes tangled with his relationship with his father as things go south in their family life. With the one interest they share taken away from them, what will emerge from the complicated relationship between father and son?
A tender and insightful story of football and growing up, from Yoto Carnegie Medal prizewinner Manon Steffan Ros.
Sam and his dad love football, but when Dad's dreams of stardom go horribly wrong, Sam's love for his football hero Aaron Ramsey becomes tangled with his relationship with his father.
A tender and insightful story of football and growing up, from Yoto Carnegie Medal prizewinner Manon Steffan Ros.
Product details
Biographical note
Manon Steffan Ros was born in Snowdonia and worked as an actress before becoming a writer. She writes for adults and children and has won the Wales Book of the Year for her adult fiction as well as being four-times winner of the Tir na N’Og Welsh children’s literature award. She has also won Eisteddfod and National Theatre Wales awards for her drama writing. She lives in north Wales with her sons.