Bend It Like Beckham - Softcover

Dhami, Narinder

3.27

1,281 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566499518 ISBN 13: 9781566499514

Publisher: Welcome Rain Publishers, 2003

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Jess's parents want her to be a nice, conventional Indian girl. They pray she will settle down, study for law school and learn to cook the perfect chapatti. But Jess has other plans. She wants to play football like her hero, David Beckham. After all, anyone can cook aloo gobi, but who can bend it like Beckham?
So when she gets talent-spotted by Jules, she grabs the chance to join the local women's team. Now she just has to keep it a secret from her family. And the fact that she's being coached by a gorgeous Irish guy called Joe. Who obviously she's not remotely interested in.

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Review:

This is a really excellent book -- I saw the film but the book is better! (Danielle Lewis, Craigmount High Teen Titles)

Why did I like this book? Simple! It was brilliant. Hilarious and sad. (Kylie Hughes, Heysham High School Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Award)

A brilliant read (Gemma Ashcroft, 17 Boox)

Sheer joy to read (AllinfoaboutchildrensbooksUK.com)

From the Publisher:

Teen novel based on script and film of the highly successful and popular Bend It Like Beckham film

Perfect subject for Bite: contemporary teens in multicultural London combined with football and David Beckham!

Script by Gurinder Chadha of 'Bhaji on the Beach' and 'What's Cooking' fame.

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