The Flip Out

Sam Kerr, Fiona Harris, Aki Fukuoka

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Simon & Schuster Australia
15 September 2021

Children's & Educational; Sporting stories (Children's&YA); School stories (Children's&YA); Football & soccer (Children's&YA)

Series: Sam Kerr: Kicking Goals

Australian Matildas and World Cup superstar Sam Kerr teams up with Aki Fukuoka to bring young readers this fun and inspiring illustrated series about soccer, school, sport, friendship, dealing with bullies and following your dreams.

Sam Kerr is an Aussie rules football fan through and through. But when she’s excluded from her team she doesn’t know what to do. Netball? No thanks. Chess? Bleugh.

Her best friends Dylan and Indi think she should flip from AFL to soccer – and it doesn’t seem so bad at first. The coach is OK. The team seems nice enough …

But with Chelsea the school bully on her case and the pressure of learning new rules weighing her down, will it all be too much? Will Sam give up – or will she make the flip?

‘A fun book packed with cool illustrations. It follows themes of family and perseverance that will totes leave you feeling inspired!’ Total Girl

By: Sam Kerr, Fiona Harris
Illustrated by: Aki Fukuoka
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm,
ISBN: 9781761100857
ISBN 10: 1761100858
Series: Sam Kerr: Kicking Goals
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 15 September 2021
Recommended Age: From 7 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sam Kerr is the captain of the Australia women's national soccer team - the Matildas - and a leading goal scorer for Chelsea in the English FA Women's Super League. She burst onto the W-League scene as a 15-year-old playing with Perth Glory. In 2016 she played for the Matildas at the Olympics in Brazil, and she was the top goal scorer in the 2017 Tournament of Nations. Since joining Chelsea in 2019, Sam has positioned herself as one of the best female strikers in the world. She was named 2018 Young Australian of the Year. Fiona has written the children's series The Super Moopers, Trolls and Miraculous. She was head scriptwriter on ABC3 TV's Prank Patrol and wrote/co-starred in the TV comedy shows Flipside, Comedy Inc. and SkitHouse. Fiona co-wrote and starred in the international-award-winning web series The Drop Off, with husband Mike McLeish. Their adult fiction novel The Drop-off was released in 2020 and its sequel, The Pick-up, is due out in 2021. Fiona also co-authored Sharni Layton's biography, No Apologies, and Marcus Bontempelli's picture book, both released in 2021. For more information on Fiona Harris visit fionaharris.com. Aki Fukuoka was born in the valleys of the alps of central Japan and was raised in the rolling hills of the New Zealand countryside. After spending her childhood exploring nature with her four siblings, Aki moved out to the city of Auckland to learn how to cross roads, manoeuvre between pedestrians and gain her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She is currently living in a little wooden cottage house with her husband, four children and animals and works full time as a freelance illustrator. Aki is most well known for her illustrations for the Billie B Brown series.