In 1986 Malaysia, as she worries about her parents' constant fighting, ardent soccer fan Maya, age eleven, trains herself and pulls together a team at her girls' school, despite soccer being a "boys' game.".
"Marcus Atkinson is a cricket god (not!). But his dad is convinced that Marcus has magic in his wrists. Marcus is a Maths whiz who is not good at sport. His dad is a self-help author who thinks Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to--with hilarious results"--Amazon.com.
In 1986 Malaysia, as she worries about her parents' constant fighting, ardent soccer fan Maya, age eleven, trains herself and pulls together a team at her girls' school, despite soccer being a "boys' game.".
Nine-year-old Marcus Atkinson tells his diary about his father's latest attempt to get him involved in sports as he is pushed into the ten events involved in track and field.
Nine-year-old Marcus is a math whiz who is not good at sports, but his dad, a self-help author, thinks Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to and signs him up for basketball.
Marcus is a math whiz who is not good at sports. But his dad, a self-help author, is convinced otherwise. He believes that Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to--with hilarious results.
