Lily and the Rockets: a celebration of women's football, perfect for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

by RebeccaStevens (Author)

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  Paperback
  2019

  $3.47

  A timeless story of football, friendship and determination from acclaimed author Rebecca Stevens. It's 1918. Lily spends her days working in a munitions factory, her nights picking metal out of her hair, and her lunchtimes kicking a ball with her workmates. Together they form a football team, the Rockets, and a league soon follows. But when the war ends, the girls lose both their jobs and their football. Not Lily. If her only chance of being a goalie is to play with the men, then that's what she'll do ...

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  Paperback
  2019

  $9.10

  A timeless story of football, friendship and determination from acclaimed author Rebecca Stevens. It's 1918. Lily spends her days working in a munitions factory, her nights picking metal out of her hair, and her lunchtimes kicking a ball with her workmates. Together they form a football team, the Rockets, and a league soon follows. But when the war ends, the girls lose both their jobs and their football. Not Lily. If her only chance of being a goalie is to play with the men, then that's what she'll do ...