Tom Palmer Books in Order

Following Leeds United through the 2001–02 season, Palmer examines his loyalty to a club burdened by controversy. Matchdays, supporter culture, hooliganism, and the team's history frame his exploration of what football pride means.

Young striker Danny stops scoring when he learns a golden-boot award means appearing before a crowd. As his team's fortunes deteriorate, he wonders whether star Michael Rooney can help; an additional section encourages football reading and writing.

Football fan and amateur detective Danny sees star player Sam Roberts taken blindfolded into City's stadium. When Sam is reported missing the following day, Danny investigates, risking involvement in a mystery beyond his experience.

Talented winger Jake repeatedly loses academy opportunities because coaches consider him too small. Encouraged by his father, he accepts a trial at Premier League United, determined to prove his ability before another chance slips away.

United defender James faces expectations that he will follow his former England-player father into professional football. A tournament at his dad's old club intensifies the pressure, while James struggles to admit that his ambitions lie elsewhere.

Winger Ben understands his teammates' movements brilliantly, but conceals his inability to read. Forms, letters, and team sheets make the secret harder to hide, putting his place at United at risk unless he seeks help.

Yunis is United's leading scorer, but his father wants him to abandon football and concentrate on school. Keeping his place on the pitch means convincing his dad that sporting ambition and education can coexist.

United's young footballers travel to Poland for a tournament, where captain Ryan's prejudice against Polish teammate Tomasz faces a challenge. Seeing his own teammates bullied forces Ryan to confront attitudes that have divided the squad.

United captain Ryan is learning to support teammates instead of bullying them. When Craig's unexplained troubles at home affect his behavior, Ryan must decide how to help and become the leader his team needs.

Danny investigates burglaries targeting City footballers while they play away matches. His visits to crime scenes attract unwanted attention, and a published image resembling him threatens to turn the young detective into the prime suspect.

Danny investigates City's mysterious takeover and encounters a Ghanaian youngster abandoned by the agent who promised him a football opportunity. Trying to expose the exploitation draws Danny and his new friend into a dangerous criminal world.

A new headteacher bans playground football, leaving inner-city friends Lily, Maddie, and Zach without anywhere to play. They devise a secret club, hoping to keep their favorite game alive despite rules that stand in their way.

Steven's mother remarries and moves south, leaving him torn between his father and a new family. The change also threatens his rugby-league identity, as joining a rugby-union team becomes part of an increasingly difficult decision.

Five teenage spies use membership of England's youth football team as cover for a mission in Krakow. Ahead of the European tournament, they must identify and stop a terrorist threat while maintaining their sporting disguise.

The Squad goes undercover in the Arctic after an unknown criminal threatens a conference over resources beneath the ice. Preventing international war requires the young spies to uncover dangerous secrets amid hostile terrain and powerful interests.

Lucas, Irfan, and Jack secretly camp inside an abandoned football stadium to celebrate the summer holidays. Rumors of haunting become harder to dismiss after darkness falls, turning their planned adventure into an encounter with buried secrets.

When their new headmaster outlaws playground football, Lily, Maddie, and Zach refuse to give up the game. With few alternatives in their inner-city neighborhood, they organize a hidden club and try to evade the ban.

Football-loving Woody enters a rugby-obsessed boarding school while his RAF father prepares for war. Adapting to an unfamiliar sport and worrying about home challenge him as the school team pursues the national rugby championships.

Professional footballer Jack joins the Footballers' Battalion in 1914 and leaves the pitch for the trenches. A wartime tournament offers hope, but the fighting threatens both his survival and his dream of playing for England.

Owen and the Borderlands rugby squad reach New Zealand for the world championships. Facing formidable opponents is only part of the challenge, as Jesse's disruptive behavior forces Owen to confront conflict within his own team.

Dedicated kicker Rory travels to France with Borderlands for the European rugby championships. Away from his usual training routine and distracted by worries, he struggles to regain the concentration his team needs for the tournament.

Young footballer Jatinder struggles to take risks despite earning a place in a youth squad. Learning about pilot Hardit Singh Malik leads to a startling experience: finding himself flying a First World War fighter into danger.

Restless Greg dislikes slowing down after football training or putting away his phone. Building a model aircraft with his host parent takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself in a real Spitfire under German attack.

Squabbling sisters Maddie and Jess attend an air show and unexpectedly find themselves inside a Typhoon fighter amid a Middle Eastern conflict. Completing their mission and returning home requires cooperation they have never found easy.

Seth and Nadiya's London holiday becomes a supernatural investigation when a football stadium development disturbs Roman ruins. A worker's death signals growing danger, and the young Defenders must uncover why ancient spirits are attacking the present.

Scorched circles appear across Halifax, including its football pitches, while Seth sees terrifying echoes of Viking violence. Working with Nadiya, he searches for the historical source of a haunting that threatens to repeat past suffering.

While awaiting news about his mother's health, Seth encounters disturbing visions around a Cornish Iron Age fort. Two football-loving Syrian brothers offer fresh perspective as he and Nadiya confront the past's violent hold on the present.

Jake, Yunis, and United's under-twelves travel to Spain to face Barcelona. Friction among the young players threatens their performance, while an intriguing spectator adds another question to a trip that demands cooperation beyond individual talent.

Young fell runner Lily struggles with competition and her grandmother's Alzheimer's. Discovering her great-great-grandfather's First World War diaries creates a connection across generations, offering possible inspiration for her races and a way to reach her gran.

Yusra enters a school challenge by using her cat Gus to predict England's World Cup results. His increasingly accurate guesses attract national attention, but sudden fame raises questions about what is best for her beloved pet.

Sixteen-year-old striker Roy dreams of joining struggling Melchester Rovers. A chance to catch the scouts' attention demands greater fitness and determination, while problems beyond football threaten his opportunity to turn lifelong support into a professional career.

Jack looks forward to visiting the D-Day beaches, until his father's deployment unsettles his ideas about war. Comforted by his own dog, he investigates the story of a wartime paratrooper who landed in France with his dog.

Roy's promising career becomes uncertain during Melchester Rovers' preseason tour. Kept apart from teammates as new players arrive, he struggles to understand the club's plans while problems at home add pressure to an already unsettling summer.

As Melchester Rovers' season reaches its decisive stage, the struggling club faces deep trouble. Young striker Roy must shoulder growing expectations and try to restore supporters' hope while navigating the pressure of football's crucial final matches.

This collection follows Borderlands players Woody, Rory, and Owen through three school rugby tournaments. Sporting ambition clashes with homesickness, team disputes, and fears for parents serving overseas as the squad strives to compete on a world stage.

New Melchester striker Roy struggles to balance fame with college, family responsibilities, and coaching his sister's team. Social-media attention adds pressure as the club remains near the league's bottom, testing his ability to cope off the pitch.

In summer 1945, concentration-camp survivors Yossi, Leo, and Mordecai arrive in England's Lake District with other displaced children. Safety and care offer a chance to recover, but grief and traumatic memories complicate rebuilding their young lives.

Roy has achieved Premier League success, but his beloved former club Melchester Rovers lies in ruin after dubious deals. Determined to return and help rebuild it, he faces choices that may require breaking the rules.

Talented footballer Rocky resents being known only as Roy Race's sister. School difficulties and panic attacks intensify as Melchester approaches a major final, forcing her to seek an identity and future that belong to her.

Young naval recruits Frank, Joseph, and Stephen join wartime convoys carrying supplies to Russia. Enemy aircraft and submarines threaten the voyage, while freezing seas, violent storms, and pack ice test their courage and hopes of returning home.

New owners offer Melchester Rovers hope after a lost final, a stadium fire, and financial uncertainty. Roy and Rocky face fresh challenges as the club rebuilds, while their father's worsening condition brings further pressure away from the pitch.

In Nazi-occupied Netherlands, teenage Edda sees her family devastated by murder and capture. Inspired by Audrey Hepburn's wartime childhood, this novel follows her determination to aid the Dutch resistance despite hunger, danger, and the risks facing a young girl.

Fourteen-year-old footballer Rocky Race travels to California for an elite sports camp. Unfamiliar rules, anxiety, and uncertain friendships test her confidence as she tries to find her place in a sporting world far from home.

After Tarn’s brother dies at Dunkirk, she and her friends watch for invasion in the Lake District. Mysterious acts of kindness suggest a hidden guardian, but discovering the stranger’s identity may reveal a more complicated wartime truth.

Rocky begins high school in Los Angeles on a football scholarship, balancing demanding grades with sporting ambitions. Homesickness and new friendships complicate the opportunity, leaving her torn between the life she is building and her family in Britain.