{"product_id":"caress-it-like-messi-peter-erlam-9781835631171","title":"Caress it like Messi","description":"\u003cp\u003eCaress It Like Messi starts on the morning of the 2023 Women's World Cup final, with England missing a clear-cut chance when a header is badly misdirected. Freya, 13, a talented footballer herself, shouts at the TV screen in frustration. But her brother Rye, 8, sympathises: \"It happens to me all the time. The ball hits my head and shoots off in any random direction.\" Rye's corkscrew curls are the problem. They have a crazy, trampoline-like effect on the ball; he has no control over where it lands. Rye's an easy-going kid but when his football pals start calling him names, he slumps. The narrative takes the reader on Rye's path to self- discovery and self-esteem, via Lapland and a meeting with a very famous reindeer who himself had struggles with a standout facial feature which, in the end, proved to be the making of him. With its positive message about developing a thick skin to cope with adversity, it's a tale that will cheer up any child who has faced challenges. It ends with a heart-warming family reunion on Christmas Day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Erlam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1835631177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781835631171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Generation Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.09d","brand":"Peter Erlam","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44634288161023,"sku":"9781835631171","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7be6d144-a5da-4a33-8fdf-2f31920fda69.jpg?v=1703588533","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/caress-it-like-messi-peter-erlam-9781835631171","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}