The Boy Who Hated Football

In a Liverpool home where football is strictly forbidden, Dean runs. He runs to escape the shadow of a game that left his family scarred, and he runs to outpace a secret only he can see. Dean never wanted anything to do with the beautiful game. But when a sudden opportunity forces him onto the pitch, he is dragged kicking and screaming into the very world he spent his life avoiding. On the grass, raw speed isn’t enough. To survive the brutal reality of the sport and unlock the true nature of his changing body, Dean will have to face his family’s past and make difficult choices. From the concrete streets of Merseyside to the glaring lights of stadium football, this is the story of a boy running from his destiny, only to find it on the pitch. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: The Boy Who Hated Football — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠