Thursday 10 September 2020

My First Non-Fiction Picture Book - Trailblazer!

I’m delighted to announce that my picture book, TRAILBLAZER – the amazing but true story of Lily Parr - the unstoppable force behind women's football - was published by Maverick Books in June this year. Did you know that 100 years ago women’s football was more popular than men’s, with crowds of 53,000 people watching them play with 14,000 stuck outside the stadium? That Lily, the star player in that match, could score from anywhere on the pitch - she had a shot more powerful than any football  player in the country - male or female! So the English Football Association decided to ban women's teams from playing football  on all FA grounds in England for 50 years until 1971. But Lily and her incredibly talented team-mates were undeterred and continued playing football wherever they could. 

Filled with interesting facts and beautifully illustrated by Carolina Coroa, Lily’s story of fighting prejudice and following her dream despite all the obstacles put in her way is hopefully an inspiration to everyone at this difficult time


 

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