Description
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the global smash hit film! If you're 18, love football and can bend a ball like Beckham, the world must be your oyster, right? Wrong. If you're Jess - 18, Indian and a girl - forget it.
Jess just wants to play football but her wedding-obsessed parents have other ideas so she hides it from them. But when Jess and her friend Jules join a ladies team and get spotted by a talent scout, it all kicks off ...
The Bend it Like Beckham movie was a box-office hit, starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
Bend it Like Beckham was also transformed into a musical in London's West End.
If you're 18, love Beckham and can bend a ball like him the world's your oyster, right? Wrong. If you're Jess - 18, Indian and a girl - forget it.
About the Author
Narinder Dhami is the author of popular fiction series The Beautiful Game, about a girls' football team, many books in the hugely successful Rainbow Magic series and the bestselling novelisation of the film Bend it Like Beckham. She was a primary teacher before she began writing full time. She lives with her husband in Shropshire.
Reviews
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 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780340860946
Author Narinder Dhami
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Hodder Children's Books
Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Weight(grams) 129g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 16mm