Tom Palmer is the author of more than twenty children's books about football, rugby, spies and detectives.He has written three series for Puffin Books: Football Academy (7+), Foul Play (9+) and The Squad (9+).He is also proud to be published by Barrington Stoke with Scrum! (7+), Ghost Stadium (9+) and Secret FC (7+).Tom also has three picture books with Big Cat: Penalty, Real Cricket and First Game.Tom visits over 200 schools every year to run his Football Reading Game, which ties in with his long-term work in reader development. He works regularly for the National Literacy Trust, British Council and the Reading Agency.
