The Academy (The Academy Series)

An inspiring, page-turning collection excellent for younger readers 7 to 13 years previous, and for sports activities followers of all ages.

Born and raised in a small city, Leo Okay. Doyle has by no means seen the ocean or stepped foot on a aircraft. However Leo is a star soccer participant with large desires in life.

Rock-star, Olympic gold, dragon-slaying desires.

Whereas Leo has a pet lizard named Messi and longs to make the professionals in the future, he has no thought find out how to obtain his objective—till knowledgeable scout pays an opportunity go to to considered one of Leo’s video games and extends an invite to check out for the London Dragons youth squad, often called The Academy.

Leo is surprised. The London Dragons isn’t simply any previous soccer staff. It’s a world-famous English Premier League staff.
Quickly Leo is off to a complete new nation, embarking on the best journey of his life. The draw back? Solely eleven gamers could make the staff.

Eleven out of 200 of the perfect youth gamers on the planet.

Together with the grueling competitors, Leo should additionally face a bully intent on torpedoing his summer season, a roomie who doesn’t know find out how to have enjoyable, a terrifying camp director, and, most of all, Leo’s personal lack of formal coaching and the worry he’ll by no means succeed. By the top of the summer season, Leo will grow to be a significantly better participant and without end modified by his expertise.

However will he be ok to make the Academy?