New Releases by Tom Palmer

Tom Palmer is the author of War Dog (PB) (2025), The Soccer Diaries Book 3: Rocky Goes for Goal (2025), Angel of Grasmere: From Dunkirk to the Fells (2024), The Soccer Diaries Book 2: Rocky's Big Move (2024), Football's Greatest Moments (Ultimate Football Heroes - The No.1 football series): Collect Them All! (2023).

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War Dog (PB)

release date: Sep 11, 2025
War Dog (PB)
Judy loves her crew, and they love her. She knows that she bringscomfort to the men, making her job very important during these hardtimes. But when her soldiers are taken prisoner and she is separatedfrom her beloved Frank, she must find the strength to keepgoing. She is their only hope.

The Soccer Diaries Book 3: Rocky Goes for Goal

release date: Mar 25, 2025
The Soccer Diaries Book 3: Rocky Goes for Goal
Can Rocky Race lead her team to victory? Now that Rocky has her grades under control, she can focus on the most important thing: she is going to the California Soccer Championships! With only weeks to go until the big match, Rocky is starting to... get nervous? But she never gets scared before a match! So why is she having nightmares, and dreading training after school? Everyone is counting on her, and she knows that winning the championship gives her a better chance of going pro. With so much pressure, will Rocky be able to step up and take the winning shot? The exciting sequel in The Soccer Diaries series starring Rocky Race, a British footballer looking to make it big. Perfect for fans of Up For Air and The Kicks!

Angel of Grasmere: From Dunkirk to the Fells

release date: May 09, 2024
Angel of Grasmere: From Dunkirk to the Fells
Tarn grapples with the loss of her brother at Dunkirk as she faces the threat of Nazi invasion in the Cumbrian countryside in this gripping wartime tale from Tom Palmer.

The Soccer Diaries Book 2: Rocky's Big Move

release date: May 07, 2024
The Soccer Diaries Book 2: Rocky's Big Move
Rocky Race is going for goal - but what about her grades? Rocky Race is living the dream: she''s won a scholarship to a prestigious high school in Los Angeles, where she gets to play soccer and train for going pro. She''s got an amazing best friend, and a supportive mum and brother back home in the UK. But living away from home isn''t easy, and fitting in with American kids in high school is scary and new. Not to mention she has to keep her grades up if she wants to stay on the pitch! Will Rocky survive high school? The exciting sequel in The Soccer Diaries series starring Rocky Race, a British footballer looking to make it big. Perfect for fans of Up For Air and The Kicks!

Football's Greatest Moments (Ultimate Football Heroes - The No.1 football series): Collect Them All!

release date: Oct 12, 2023
Football's Greatest Moments (Ultimate Football Heroes - The No.1 football series): Collect Them All!
Discover the most memorable moments in football history in this fascinating Ultimate Football Heroes collection! From the invention of the modern sport all the way to the present day, bestselling author and football expert Tom Palmer picks ONE HUNDRED of the most thrilling and significant goals, games, and players from more than 150 years of the Beautiful Game. Featuring Pele''s World Cup, Maradona''s Hand of God, John Barnes'' Maracana magic, and the Lionesses'' European Championship triumph, this is an endlessly fascinating treasury of stories for fans of all ages.

Footballs Greatest Moments

release date: Oct 01, 2023
Footballs Greatest Moments
Discover the most memorable moments in football history in this fascinating Ultimate Football Heroes collection! From the invention of the modern sport all the way to the present day, bestselling author and football expert Tom Palmer picks ONE HUNDRED of the most thrilling and significant goals, games, and players from more than 150 years of the Beautiful Game. Featuring Pele''s World Cup, Maradona''s Hand of God, John Barnes'' Maracana magic, and the Lionesses'' European Championship triumph, this is an endlessly fascinating treasury of stories for fans of all ages.

The Soccer Diaries Book 1: Rocky Takes L.A.

release date: Sep 26, 2023
The Soccer Diaries Book 1: Rocky Takes L.A.
Rocky Race is going to be the best soccer player in the world! Rocky Race is not your average fourteen year old. She’s determined, ambitious and the best football player you’ve ever seen. So, when she gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend a prestigious soccer camp in California, USA, she takes it. But far from home, Rocky suddenly finds herself out of her comfort zone. Fake friends, her own anxieties and a brand new world with strange rules all threaten to derail her new life before it’s even started – does Rocky have what it takes to succeed? The Soccer Diaries is a brand new series starring Rocky Race, a British footballer looking to make it big in a US soccer school. Perfect for fans of Up For Air and Squad Goals!

Resist: One Girl's Fight Back Against the Nazis

release date: Aug 04, 2022
Resist: One Girl's Fight Back Against the Nazis
Multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer shines a light on life under wartime occupation, in a beautifully told story inspired by the childhood of Hollywood legend Audrey Hepburn.

Conkers – Arctic Star

release date: May 06, 2021
Conkers – Arctic Star
Multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer returns with a thrilling naval adventure inspired by the incredible history of the Second World War Arctic convoys.

Roy of the Rovers: Rocky

release date: Oct 29, 2020
Roy of the Rovers: Rocky
Rocky takes over! A struggling student and brilliant footballer, Rocky Race is many things, but to most people she''s just Roy Race''s little sister. It''s not much fun – especially as Melchester Rovers head to the League Cup Final. Rocky''s sick of everyone knowing her through Roy, she''s had enough of school, and she''s even started having panic attacks. Now it''s up to Rocky to find her own way – as a person and a player – and she''s going to need all her grit and determination to do it...

Conkers – Over the Line

release date: Aug 06, 2020
Conkers – Over the Line
Can Jack and his teammates survive the horrors of war to get the chance to play football again? A stunning new edition of Tom Palmer''s bestselling novel based on the true story of WWI war hero and footballing legend Jack Cock..

Conkers – D-Day Dog

release date: Aug 06, 2020
Conkers – D-Day Dog
Master storyteller Tom Palmer returns with a touching celebration of the heroic paratroopers of WWII and their parachuting canine companions.

Conkers – Armistice Runner

release date: Aug 06, 2020
Conkers – Armistice Runner
Tom Palmer celebrates the unsung athletic heroes of the Armistice in a powerful tale of the fell-running messengers on the front-line of war, publishing for the centenary anniversary of the end of WWI.

After the War: From Auschwitz to Ambleside

release date: Aug 06, 2020
After the War: From Auschwitz to Ambleside
Master storyteller Tom Palmer returns with a deeply moving and beautifully told novel of friendship and belonging, inspired by the incredible true story of the Windermere Boys.

Defenders (1) – Killing Ground

release date: Aug 06, 2020
Defenders (1) – Killing Ground
Breathtaking first book in an new trilogy of spine-tingling historical adventures with a football twist from the top selling Tom Palmer.

Defenders (2) – Dark Arena

release date: Aug 06, 2020
Defenders (2) – Dark Arena
Action-packed follow-up to Killing Ground, this is an enthralling trilogy of spine-tingling spooky adventures with a sporty twist, from a master of footie fiction for kids.

Defenders (3) – Pitch Invasion

release date: Aug 06, 2020
Defenders (3) – Pitch Invasion
Action-packed finale to an enthralling trilogy of spine-tingling spooky adventures with a sporty twist, from a master of footie fiction for kids.

La Moralidad Del Capitalismo - Versión Exclusiva para el Equipo Econintech

release date: Jun 19, 2020
La Moralidad Del Capitalismo - Versión Exclusiva para el Equipo Econintech
Just for Econintech''s Fellows use

La Moralidad del Capitalismo

release date: Jun 17, 2020
La Moralidad del Capitalismo
Edición en Español para ser distribuida por Econintech

Roy of the Rovers: From the Ashes

release date: Feb 20, 2020
Roy of the Rovers: From the Ashes
ROVERS ON THE ROPES! Roy Race has the world at his feet. He’s playing Premier League football, earning plenty of money, has a great girlfriend, and things are even looking up at home. The only problem is, he’s not playing for Melchester Rovers. And the club he loves, the club he has supported all his life, the club that, until recently, he played for, is falling apart. Mel Park lies in ruins. Dodgy backroom deals brought Rovers low, and now Roy is determined to find a way back to his old club - and to lift it out of the mess it’s in. But he might have to break a few rules to do it...

Roy of the Rovers: On Tour

release date: Oct 03, 2019
Roy of the Rovers: On Tour
Roy Race is living the dream. After a whirlwind season that saw him become centre-forward for his beloved Melchester Rovers, he’s now recognised as one of the best young footballers in the country. But something is wrong. When Rovers go on a preseason tour, Roy’s team-mates treat him strangely. What’s going on – and why are Rovers bringing in new players? With things at home getting tough and everything changing at Mel Park, it’s time for Roy of the Rovers to fight for his team, his family – and his career in football...

Roy of the Rovers: Play-offs

release date: May 02, 2019
Roy of the Rovers: Play-offs
The end of the season is here, and it’s make or break for Roy Race and Melchester Rovers. Against all the odds, Roy and his teammates are close to getting Rovers promoted. However, if they fail to reach League One, then Rovers’ owner Barry Cleaver plans to sell up, destroying Melchester Rovers for good! Now it’s crunch time: either Rovers make it through to the play-off finals, or it’s over – for the club, for the fans, and for Roy...

Roy of the Rovers: Teamwork

release date: Jan 07, 2019
Roy of the Rovers: Teamwork
Roy Race is living the dream. After all, how many 16-year-olds get to play up front for their favourite football team? Except life as Melchester Rovers’ new star striker isn’t easy. Everyone’s looking at him differently, social media is a nightmare, and Rovers are still stuck at the bottom of the league. All that, and he’s still got to go to college, help out at home, and coach his little sister Rocky’s football team. If he’s going to cope, Roy better learn to be a team player – and fast....

Rugby Academy

release date: Jan 01, 2019
Rugby Academy
Celebrate the buzz of the Rugby World cup with this action-packed, globe-trotting rugby adventure from top-selling author Tom Palmer. Borderlands First XV have their sights set on becoming the best school rugby team in the world. But while the boys focus on their matches, many of their parents are serving overseas in the armed forces, and everyone is worried as conflict grows in the Central Asian Republic. New pupil Woody is a footballer by nature and must decide if he''s prepared to give rugby his all. Rory feels like he''s losing his focus, distracted by thoughts of his parents in danger. And Owen finds himself a t the centre when conflict breaks out within the team. With so many hurdles to face along the way, how far will they get in the rigorous schools'' tournament?

Roy of the Rovers: Scouted

release date: Oct 04, 2018
Roy of the Rovers: Scouted
Roy Race is a totally normal 16-year-old. He just happens to be the best striker in Melchester, too... Roy’s always dreamed of becoming a professional footballer and playing for Melchester Rovers, the team he’s supported his entire life, but he never thought he’d get a chance - until now. Rovers are on the lookout for new players, but is Roy good enough to catch the scout’s eye? He’ll have to be fitter, stronger and more determined than ever - but if he’s going to become Roy of the Rovers, now’s the time!

Gus the Famous Football Cat

release date: May 03, 2018
Gus the Famous Football Cat
A funny and heartwarming story about a girl and her pet cat, who becomes a World Cup celebrity There''s a football challenge at Yusra''s school and everyone wants to win. Which class can find the best way to predict England''s World Cup results? Yusra has an idea - her pet cat Gus could help As Gus keeps guessing the scores right, the word spreads and soon everyone wants a piece of the famous football cat. But is the life of a celebrity as purrfect as it seems? The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favorite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It''s the first step towards a lasting love of reading. Level 3 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for fluent readers who are beginning to read exciting, challenging stories independently. Varied sentences Detailed illustrations to enjoy Chapters Interesting characters and themes A rich range of vocabulary More complex storylines to stretch confident readers All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children''s reading.

Superior Iron Man - Extremis 3.0

release date: Mar 08, 2018
Superior Iron Man - Extremis 3.0
Quanto sareste disposti a pagare per la bellezza? O l’immortalità? Tony Stark ha quello che cercate, ma a un prezzo terribile! Dopo che il Teschio Rosso ha colpito il mondo intero con un attacco psichico, Tony è un uomo diverso: ha più stile, è più sicuro di sé e più scaltro di sempre. È pronto a trasportare San Francisco nel futuro con il rilascio di massa di una nuova versione di Extremis, il virus che tempo fa ha rischiato di ucciderlo. Ma Daredevil non è della stessa idea. E quando l’influenza di Stark diventa sempre maggiore a livello globale, Pepper Potts decide di porre fine a questo incubo, ma può fidarsi dell’altro Iron Man che è apparso sulla scena? [Contiene: Superior Iron Man #1-9]

Secret FC

release date: Jan 05, 2017
Secret FC
Lily, Zack and Khal can''t believe it when the new headmaster at their school bans football in the playground. What are a gang of football-mad kids meant to do at break-time now? Then Zack has a brilliant plan and a very secret football club is formed ...

Dark Arena

release date: Jan 01, 2017
Dark Arena
It''s meant to be a stress-free holiday in London, but suddenly Seth and Nadiya will need all their skills as Defenders. Ghostly activity is threatening a Premier League football club as they build their new stadium on the site of Roman ruins. One worker has already met a grisly death, and many other lives are now in danger. The horror of modern injustice seems to have woken the spirits of the past, so what can the Defenders do to change things?

Star Wars: Il ritorno dello Jedi

release date: Dec 20, 2016
Star Wars: Il ritorno dello Jedi
Lo scontro finale fra l’Alleanza Ribelle e l’Impero! Il fato di Luke Skywalker e di suo padre, Darth Vader. La storia d’amore fra Ian Solo e Leila. La conclusione della Trilogia originale a fumetti in una nuova versione gigante ricolorata da Chris Sotomayor e con una nuova copertina di Adi Granov.
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