The New Football Coach

Miss Charlotte – the new coach of a children's football team – has some odd methods to prepare them for the big match, including talking to the ball and drinking a special potion, smalalamiam. Also, she teaches them how to lose! And to have fun. Incredibly, it seems to work – but will their hopes of victory be dashed when their star player decides to join the other team?

The latest instalment in Dominique Demers's popular Adventures of Miss Charlotte series, *The New Football Coach*, brilliantly illustrated by Tony Ross, is a marvellous tale about believing in yourself and beating the odds.