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“Manon Steffan Ros has certainly scored again.”
Jon Gower, Nation Cymru - in praise of her previous football-themed novel Me and Aaron Ramsay
A powerful coming-of-age story set against the inspiring real-life backdrop of Wrexham FC's Hollywood-backed resurrection.
Danny and Mali are happy in their little family, just them and their Mum - But things start to go wrong when Andrew, Mum's new love, shows up. With a football backdrop, and a life where you love your team but can't afford a ticket to the stadium, Y Cae Ras explores the different expectations that exist of boys and girls, and how inequity can be little things that seep invisibly into young people's lives...
The international appeal of Y Cae Ras draws on the global fascination with Wrexham’s transformation, offers themes that resonate across cultures, and provides a compact, accessible format for reluctant readers. It is designed to inspire, particularly boys, to read and believe in their own potential.
978-1-80099-715-8
112 pp
Garmon Gruffudd: garmon@ylolfa.com / Christopher Combemale, Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc: ccombemale@sll.com
“Manon Steffan Ros has certainly scored again.”
Jon Gower, Nation Cymru - in praise of her previous football-themed novel Me and Aaron Ramsay