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The Life of Riley –

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Tom Allen

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The second book in the Football Dream Series, football-fiction with a soul and aimed at 9-11year old
children.
Blends growing-up and football-excitement while at the same time sensitively exploring the painful subject
of the loss of a parent.
Demonstrates the power of relationships, both amongst family and friends, in overcoming the most
challenging events that children can face.

Riley Adams and his beloved Highfield Flyers FC are back for a new season, with the chance to erase the
painful memory of his critical penalty miss the last time he pulled on the golden Flyers shirt.

However, Riley struggles to cope with football, the final year at primary school and, most of all, supporting his
terminally ill Mum. When the dreaded day arrives, he is overcome by grief and devastated by the knowledge
that she won’t be there anymore. Nothing seems worthwhile: not even football. Can anything bring him back
from the brink?

With support from his aunt and uncle, teachers, loyal friends and teammates, and his incredible coach, Ted
Bristow, Riley somehow finds the strength to face the world and get back on the pitch. Old rivalries are
renewed, exciting opportunities arise, and the Flyers play themselves to the brink of glory.

Can Riley lead his team to the league title they so desperately desire? Can he truly come to terms with life
without Mum? Ultimately, it’s her strength inside him that provides the answer…

Tom Allen worked as a Primary School Teacher, mostly teaching 9–11-year-olds and has over 20 years
voluntary sports coaching experience. He loves the power of sports and books and how they can inspire young
people. Parts of the story are inspired by a friend’s tragic death, leaving a wife and three children, and he hopes
the themes explored in his story will give strength and guide younger children who have also lost a loved one.
He resides in Bristol.

Publication Date: 28th August 2024 £9.99 ISBN: 9781805144946
Thema subject category: YFR – Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories
paperback 198 x 129 mm 176 pp Portrait Author location: Bristol

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