{"product_id":"the-academy-the-academy-1","title":"The Academy (The Academy, 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFROM THE PLAYGROUND TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe inspiring, action-packed first book in The Academy series perfect for young readers 7-13 and sports fans of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in a small town, twelve-year-old Leo K. Doyle has never seen the ocean or stepped foot on a plane. But Leo is a star soccer player with big dreams in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRock star, Olympic gold, dragon-slaying dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Leo longs to make the pros one day, he has no idea how to achieve this goal―until a professional scout pays a chance visit to one of Leo's games and extends an invitation to try out for the London Dragons youth squad, known as the Academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeo is stunned. The London Dragons isn't just any old soccer team. It's a world-famous English Premier League team. Soon Leo is off to a whole new country, embarking on the greatest adventure of his life. The downside? Only eleven players can make the team.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleven out of two hundred of the very best twelve-year-old players on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong with the grueling competition, Leo must also face a bully intent on torpedoing his summer, a roomie who doesn't know how to have fun, a terrifying camp director, and, most of all, Leo's own lack of formal training and the fear he'll never succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the end of the summer, Leo will become a much better player and forever changed by his experience. But will he be good enough to make the Academy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep score with the other books in The Academy series:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * The Academy II: The Journey Continues\u003cbr\u003e * The Academy III: Tournament of Champions\u003cbr\u003e * The Academy IV: Title Fight\u003cbr\u003e * The Academy V: Cup of Nations\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53427946881331,"sku":"9781464267109","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/6181\/5859\/files\/9781464267109.jpg?v=1780590702","url":"https:\/\/www.bluebirdcrozet.com\/products\/the-academy-the-academy-1","provider":"Bluebird \u0026 Company Crozet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}