May 12, 2014

Tom Palmer is the author of several series of books with football as a dominant theme. His stories combine other genres, like action-adventure and espionage – with sport to make for compelling reading.

Following the success of the National Literacy Trust’s World Cup Toolkit in 2010, Tom is again working with the NLT in 2014 to develop resources for teachers and librarians to use in schools around the World Cup. He will be writing episodes of a story each day during the World Cup, which students can follow along with online. As part of Renaissance Learning’s sponsorship of the Toolkit, we have created printable posters and resources for use in classrooms as well as making available a short Accelerated Reader-style quiz on Tom’s latest book Over the Line. Visit takethequiz.co.uk to take advantage of these resources.

Barrington Stoke

Tom has written several books for Barrington Stoke, who specialise in publishing dyslexia-friendly books.

Title	AR Quiz Number	Interest Level	Book Level
Secret FC	225246	Middle Years	3.6
Scrum!	221002	Middle Years	3.2
Ghost Stadium	224877	Middle Years	3.6
Over the Line	226344	Middle Years	4.3

The Squad

A team of teenagers go undercover as spies to thwart criminal gangs who threaten world peace.

Title	AR Quiz Number	Interest Level	Book Level
Black Op	222026	Middle Years	4.9
White Fear	223118	Middle Years	4.4

Foul Play

Danny is a big football fan – but he becomes an investigator when he begins to uncover sinister plots and evil schemes to do with his beloved football club.

Title	AR Quiz Number	Interest Level	Book Level
Foul Play	213692	Middle Years	3.7
Dead Ball	217197	Middle Years	3.6
Off Side	218418	Middle Years	3.6
Killer Pass	218836	Middle Years	3.7
Own Goal	219860	Middle Years	4.0

Football Academy

Tom Palmer draws real-life issues facing young people – like bullying, racism and illiteracy – into gripping stories about a football academy.

Title	AR Quiz Number	Interest Level	Book Level
Boys United	217196	Lower Years	3.4
Striking Out	217205	Lower Years	3.3
The Real Thing	217208	Lower Years	3.7
Reading the Game	217204	Lower Years	3.5
Free Kick	217199	Lower Years	3.6
Captain Fantastic	218408	Lower Years	3.4

Go Turbo

In addition to his football-related stories, Tom has written two books in the Go Turbo series under the Edge label from Franklin Watts. These are primarily non-fiction, but include short fictional stories.

Title	AR Quiz Number	Interest Level	Book Level
Football	215733	Middle Years	4.3
Formula 1	221664	Middle Years	4.4

Misc

Title	AR Quiz Number	Interest Level	Book Level
The Penalty	224951	Middle Years	2.4
The Secret Football Club	218423	Lower Years	3.8
Shaking Hands with Michael Rooney	220983	Lower Years	3.5

Tom Palmer