The Dream Team: Jaz Santos vs. the World (The Dream Team, 1)

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And of course, the message that girls can do anything is an absolutely great one, and I loved seeing the Bramrock Stars proving girls can play football too. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. It also shows adults that having honest conversations with your children and reminding them of how proud you are of them, is hugely important for their mental well being and can ease some of the pressures they are placing on themselves. The first instalment in a new series, “The Dream Team,” is centred around football and addressing issues like friendship, families, and sexism.

A really interesting read about a story of friendship, football and family as well as the problems family’s go through. When Jaz’s Mum and Dad start having problems, Jaz works out the perfect way to stop them arguing—she decides to start a girls’ football team and win the local tournament. If you have a child in your life who really loves football/soccer, you could gift them this book, as I think it will be enjoyable for them even if I didn't love it.She’s constantly in trouble at school and isn’t allowed to join the football team because she’s a girl and now after months of ignoring arguments between her parents, her mum has left their family home. But quote of the book for me comes from Jaz's mum who uses Jenga as a great analogy - "If you make one wrong move with your piece, then all your hard work comes tumbling down.

This is an inclusive and empowering tale with a real-life feel that will appeal to fans of Cath Howe and Jacqueline Wilson. For example, there is zero funding and resources for the girl’s football team because all the money is invested in the boys’ team. What didn't work so well for me (but these are minor): some clumsy similes, not going into enough detail earlier on to explain why the other girls get into football or how they become any good at it, an ending that was a little too neat and sweet, the rather obvious underdog sports plot, some other MG tropes.This dynamic resembles the current world we live in, in which children and young adults are sometimes more mature in handling conflicts and accepting accountability than adults. It shows a team of girls who care about each other and support each other, despite their many differences.

The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning ( CEFR). Thank you to the author, NG UK and the publishers for the opportunity it read an E-Arc of this fantastic story. Jaz loves football she’s always been playing with the lads at school and everyone knows she is good!

Jaz self-organises and seeks advice from older women in the community, who offered to raise funds for transport, find second-hand football jerseys for the team, and an unpaid football coach. This is the first in a series with other books set to explore different members of the team, so Sophie hopes these future installments will help fix that particular issue. It is vital that children understand how to learn from their mistakes but also learn that each student must be treated and valued equally. There are quite a few characters in the book, which makes it hard to get to grips with them all, but they’ll be more-fully explored in other books in “The Dream Team” series.