Bloomsbury High Low books encourage and support reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers, those with dyslexia, or those with English as an additional language.Printed on tinted paper and with a dyslexia friendly font and illustrations, The Football Trials is aimed at readers aged 12+ and has a manageable length (80 pages) and reading age (9+).Produced in association with reading experts at Catch Up, a charity which aims to address underachievement caused by literacy and numeracy difficulties. This exciting coming of age story follows a boy from a tower block as he joins a premier league football academy.This seem to be going well for Jackson - he has signed for United and finally has the chance to go out with Lauren, the girl of his dreams.But when her ex-boyfriend finds out, Jackson is forced to choose between Lauren and his United team-mates.Can he still find a way to make it as a professional footballer?Book band: Brown