Kick off their reading with THE SOCCER DIARIES – the fantastic fiction series for children starring Rocky Race! Join Rocky as she follows her dreams of becoming a professional footballer, moving from the UK to the USA to make it big on the soccer pitch.

Three exciting books!

THE SOCCER DIARIES books are available to purchase now – so be sure to fill your shelves with the series today! Click the buttons below to explore the series and purchase from your preferred retailer.

World Book Day 2025


Also look out for our World Book Day 2025 title, “ROCKY TAKES THE LEAD”, available from February 2025 in the UK and Ireland.

The Soccer Diaries Trailer

From award-winning Children’s Book author Tom Palmer, this series is packed with friendship, fun, familiar problems for teens and young people, and plenty of football action! Whether you are from the UK, USA, or simply love football – or soccer! – this series is sure to inspire a love of reading. There are three books in the series so far!

Also look out for Roy of the Rovers – the incredible football book series starring Roy Race and his sister, Rocky.