Silent Striker: 2 - Softcover

Pete Kalu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908446692 ISBN 13: 9781908446695

Publisher: Hope Road, 2018

Synopsis

Marcus is a 14-year-old footballing genius who keeps getting into deep trouble at school. He is the best player by far in a tough, ethnically diverse inner-city area of London. The team gets tantalisingly close to Schools League and Cup glory. His Nigerian father is a wannabe soul singer with a day job as a postman, and his English mum cold-calls double glazing. The parents are at a loss what to do with their wayward son Marcus. Dealing with deafness, shifting friends, crazy parents and a special measures school, Marcus will have to gather all the strength he can find in others as well as within himself.

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Review:

"This is a book full to the brim with the joy, heartache and passion for the beautiful game. Along the way it deals with racism, disability, bullying, jealousy, young love, family life and friendship--all without a single patronising or forced word from beginning to end. It is written in beautiful clear prose and tells a story that every lover of football and life will instantly understand." --Melvin Burges

"YA novels featuring a protagonist from a 'culturally diverse' space are rare. Pete Kalu's The Silent Striker in which Marcus, a gifted footballer, confronts and overcomes many of the challenges of young people his age, is a welcome addition to British writing in this genre. The Silent Striker is a strong inspirational story about human aspiration, overcoming and achievement." --Jacob Ross, author

"Touching, funny and well tackled!" --Dr Muli Amaye, novelist

"A richly compelling, emotionally resonant tale of courage." --Melanie Amri, author

"I have never understood the bigotry that has existed against deafness so I welcome a story that discusses it alongside cultural identity in a voice that is clear and understanding. This is a book that needs to be sat on every school library shelf as well as a role model of achievement. Well done Kalu." --SuAndi, OBE

"A compelling story about a boy losing his hearing. Pete Kalu is a wise and sensitive storyteller." --Rajeev Balasubramanyam, author

About the Author:

Pete Kalu is a novelist, playwright and poet and has previously won the BBC Playwrights Award, The Voice/Jamaica Information Service Marcus Garvey Scholarship Award and Contact/BBC Dangerous Comedy Prize. Other books in the STRIKER series by Pete: The Silent Striker and Zombie Xl. His adult fiction: Lick Shot, Little Jack Horner, Professor X, Yard Dogs and Black Star Rising. Pete Kalu lives in Manchester, UK.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hope Road
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1908446692
• ISBN 13: 9781908446695
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200