The Dream Team: Naomie Mensa vs. the Future

The third story in the heart-warming, inclusive and funny Dream Team series about three big F's: friends, football and following your dreams! 
 
Hey! My name's Naomie Osei, but my friends call me Mensa, cos I'm supposed to be the clever one among my friends, the Fabulous Four. Normally I'm the one with all the answers, but right now I'm struggling to figure out our future. 
 
I mean, how do I break it to my friends that I might not be going to the same high school as them next term? Is my sax-playing good enough for the big solo at the Midsummer Concert? And can Bramrock's top girl's football team, the Dreamers, save our library from closing? 
 
Since I can't tell the future, I kind of want to press pause and stay in the present a bit longer. But as that's impossible, I suppose I'll have to do what I'm best at and work out the solution . . .

Reviews for The Dream Team: Jaz Santos vs. The World: Exciting, original and heart-warming

Priscilla Mante is a London based writer from Glasgow. She spent several years delivering arts, literacy and cultural programmes to young people and currently works in corporate communications. She is the author of Jaz Santos vs the World and Charligh Green vs the Spotlight.

Hey! My name's Naomie Osei, but my friends call me Mensa, cos I'm supposed to be the clever one among my friends, the Fabulous Four. Normally I'm the one with all the answers, but right now I'm struggling to figure out our future. 
 
I mean, how do I break it to my friends that I might not be going to the same high school as them next term? Is my sax-playing good enough for the big solo at the Midsummer Concert? And can Bramrock's top girl's football team, the Dreamers, save our library from closing? 
 
Since I can't tell the future, I kind of want to press pause and stay in the present a bit longer. But as that's impossible, I suppose I'll have to do what I'm best at and work out the solution . . .

The Dream Team: Charligh Green vs. The Spotlight

The next amazing book in THE DREAM TEAM series! 
 
Praise for Jaz Santos vs. The World: 
 
'Exciting, original and heart-warming' - Jacqueline Wilson 
 
'Priscilla Mante is an author to watch' - Aisha Bushby 
 
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A heart-warming, inclusive and funny new story about three big F's: friends, following your dreams and football! 
 
Hi! I'm Charligh, and one day I'm going to be a big star. I'm full of PIZZAZZ after all, and everyone I've ever met tells me I'm unforgettable. In a good way, I think . . . 
 
I've always loved attention, but at the moment, there's a teeny tiny chance I'm getting it for all the wrong reasons. 
 
For starters, me and my very-nearly-world-famous team, the Bramrock Stars, are trying to win big against our rivals in the new league. But I can't stop tripping over the ball! 
 
And although I've got my dream part in the school play, the words just won't stick in my head. What's going to happen if I can't learn my lines? 
 
Luckily for me, my best friends really are the bestest, and I know they'll help me whatever it takes. It's time for me to step into the spotlight, and prove girls really can do anything!

Priscilla Mante is a London based writer from Glasgow. She spent several years delivering arts, literacy and cultural programmes to young people and currently works in corporate communications. Jaz Santos vs. the World was her debut.

Charligh has always loved being the centre of attention - she's full of **pizzazz** and **star quality** and she was just born to be **very famous**, don't you know! The only problem is, she's beginning to attract attention for all the wrong reasons. 
 
First of all, she and her very-nearly-world-famous team, the Bramrock Stars, have got a big football tournament to win. But no matter how hard she tries, Charligh keeps making mistakes, and soon her teammates are losing patience. Worse still, having landed the lead in the school play, Charligh finds no matter how hard she tries, she just can't learn her part. It's like the words won't stick in her head - but her teacher and the rest of the cast don't have time for excuses. 
 
Luckily, help is on hand from someone in the most unlikely of places. Can Charligh proudly step into the spotlight, and remember what makes us different, is what makes us special?

The Dream Team: Jaz Santos vs. the World

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHILDREN'S SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 
 
The first book in THE DREAM TEAM series. 
 
'Exciting, original and heart-warming' - Jacqueline Wilson 
 
'Priscilla Mante is an author to watch' - Aisha Bushby 
 
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A relatable, inclusive story about families, unlikely friendships and girl power. Perfect for fans of Ella on the Outside and Jacqueline Wilson. 
 
Olá! I'm Jasmina Santos-Campbell (but you can call me Jaz). You've probably heard of me and my football team the Bramrock Stars before. No? Well, you will soon because we're almost famous! 
 
Forming the Stars was my genius idea - you see I need to prove to Mãe (that's my mum!) that I'm a football star so she'll want to come back home. 
 
The idea was the easy part, though. Now I've got a team of seven very different girls and we need to work together, to be taken seriously as footballers. 
 
We are the DREAM TEAM and we're going to show the world that girls CAN play football!

A great book about a girls' football team - it's exciting, original and heart-warming

A stunning and inspiring story that I raced through, cheering Jaz and her friends on as I read. Priscilla Mante is an author to watch.

Aisha Bushby, author of A Pocketful of Stars

An empowering read of friendship, family and football [...] that will encourage dreamers everywhere to shoot for the stars!

Maria Kuzniar, author of The Ship of Shadows

Exactly the book that my heart needed right now. It's an uplifting, fun celebration of girls in sport, and it's impossible not to root for Jaz and the rest of her team. I wish this book had been available when I was growing up!

Things begin to go wrong for Jaz when her mum moves out, leaving her family behind. Determined to fix everything, she creates her own girl's football team to be the star her mum always wanted. 
 
First, she recruits a brilliant new group of friends to join her team. But after a shaky start, seven very different personalities to manage, and no one at school taking the girls' team seriously, football stardom feels a long way off. Can Jaz keep everyone - and herself - out of trouble long enough to convince her mum to come home? 
 
A relatable, inclusive story about families, unlikely friendships and girl power.

Priscilla Mante

Abridged Edition

With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. 
 
Jaz Santos vs. The World, a Level 3 Reader, is A2 in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing first conditional, past continuous and present perfect simple for general experience. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages. 
 
Hi! I'm Jaz Santos. I'm not very good at dancing, but I LOVE football. I've made a team with my girl friends - we are called the Bramrock Stars! If I can be the best at football, then maybe my parents will stop arguing and love me more.

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