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“Tom Palmer is a true reading hero and has been responsible for motivating many thousands of young people to get into books” Booktrust
I am the author of over sixty children’s books. 16 books for Barrington Stoke including 6 award-winning historical fiction titles and three Puffin football series, Football Academy, Foul Play and The Squad. Foul Play was short listed for the 2009 Blue Peter Book Award. “An excellent fast-paced detective novel” The Times. More awards here.
Discover what I am currently writing here.
Read my Summer Term newsletter here.
“Tom Palmer is definitely in the premier league of children’s authors with an impressive back catalogue of soccer stories.” Mumsnet
What’s on offer this term, Summer 2024
- NEW Angel of Grasmere NEW historical fiction preview
- Book now! Online event
- Meet me! In person events
- NEW Rocky Race Soccer Diaries
- May 2024 new audio books
- 6 June 2024 D-Day 80th Anniversary – read D-Day Dog and free resources
- Autumn Term Author visits
More here Summer 2024 Highlights
May 2024 – new Historical Fiction
“Angel of Grasmere” is my next children’s historical fiction adventure, set in the English Lakes at the start of the Second World War.
In the darkest of days, that’s when the miracles begin…
More about researching and writing and free literacy resources to accompany Angel of Grasmere here Sign up for a reminder to get an advance chapter and for more here tompalmer.co.uk/new-writing/
BUY Signed and dedicated copies personalised to order from Sam Read Books, Grasmere here. www.samreadbooks.co.uk/product/AngelGrasmere/12997
Meet me 2024 – Online Events
Tuesday 9 May 11am Angel of Grasmere, from Dunkirk to the Fells
Dunkirk Anniversary – A Commemoration Special with Mr Dilly and Tom Palmer
Book Now FREE
Meet me 2024 – In Person Events
Saturday 27 April 10 am Thoughtful Spot bookshop, Halifax (launching Rocky’s Big Move)
Tuesday 7 May 3 pm Sam Read Booksellers, Grasmere (launching Angel of Grasmere)
Thursday 30 May 11-3pm Imperial War Museum North
Friday 31 May 11-3pm Imperial War Museum London
Free
NEW May 2024 – Rocky’s Big Move
The exciting sequel in The Soccer Diaries series starring Rocky Race, a British footballer looking to make it big. Rocky Race is going for goal – but what about her grades?
Fourteen, hard as nails and magic on the pitch, Rocky Race is one of the best up and coming young footballers in the UK. But does she have what it takes to make it as a soccer pro in California?
Rocky Race is living the dream: she’s won a scholarship to a prestigious high school in Los Angeles, where she gets to play soccer and train for going pro. She’s got an amazing best friend, and a supportive mum and brother back home in the UK. But living away from home isn’t easy, and fitting in with American kids in high school is scary and new. Not to mention she has to keep her grades up if she wants to stay on the pitch! Will Rocky survive high school?
Preorder on Amazon here
Discover more here
“everything that today’s children need as they grow up. It is jam-packed with positive role models, girls involvement in Women’s Football, respect, mental well-being, good work ethic, education and aspiration. Tom Palmer expertly weaves all of this together with friendship, family and a great little plot.” Books for Topics
6 June 2024 D-Day 80th Anniversary
Reading D-Day Dog and my free resources like blackout poems are a great way to commemorate this year’s 80th Anniversary of D-Day.
More here
AVAILABILITY : Virtual & In Person Author Visits
I am delighted to be still going into schools this term for in-person author visits and have availability from Autumn 2024. More here.
“The impact of last year’s visit was massive and has really helped us develop reading with our current year 6 group. In reading surveys and discussions your books always get a mention and are still read by a lot of the year group.” Green Lane Primary School
And discover the choice of bespoke virtual workshops learning options I am still offering to schools here.
- virtual visits
- my Football Reading Game
- my Rugby Reading Game
- talks about Fair Trade
- a focus on Historical Fiction
- writing workshops
- assemblies
- presentations
- workshops
- writing-history-with-the-imperial-war-museum
- careers talks
“The work of this author is making a valuable contribution to improving pupils’ writing.”Ofsted
“There is no doubt that Tom Palmer has a Growth Mindset!” Reigate St Mary’s
“Many thanks for a great morning with our school. Everybody had a fantastic time and the children are very keen to read the books now. The teachers are very impressed with all the resources that you put together as well.” Thomas’s London Day Schools
“Every single child in the hall, of all ages and stages, absolutely loved what he said and did and I had teachers staying voluntarily (when they had free time, reports to write and other things to do!) and so many of them came to see me afterwards to say how much they had enjoyed listening to him and watching the way in which he engaged with all of our children, from Year 3 to Year 8. We really enjoyed having Tom visit Edgeborough again.” Edgeborough School
More about my school author visits here.
LATEST HISTORICAL FICTION
RESIST:One Girl’s Fight Against the Nazis
Resist shines a light on the incredible work of the WWll Dutch resistance, in a story inspired by the childhood of Hollywood legend Audrey Hepburn.
Winner of the 2023 Historical Association Young Quills award, the North East Book Award 2023, the Berkshire Book Award 2023 and the Cheshire Schools’ Book Award 2023.
Signed and dedicated copies are still available personalised to order from my local independent children’s bookshop “The Thoughtful Spot” here.
More about Resist here.
AWARDS latest
My latest children’s book Resist has just won the 2023 Historical Association Young Quills award, the North East Book Award 2023, the Berkshire Book Award 2023 and the Cheshire Schools’ Book Award 2023 and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Thank you readers!
I was thrilled to have been awarded the Ruth Rendell Award for Services to Literacy by the National Literacy Trust in association with the ALCS.
More awards news here
Find out more what I am writing about now here
Buy Books
Signed and dedicated copies of all my books are available personalised to order from my local independent children’s bookshop “The Thoughtful Spot” here.
With an extra special Christmas or birthday card from me on request!
Overseas :
Australia: Boomerang
Canada: Amazon Canada
New Zealand: Wheelers
USA : Indigo books
Visit my bookshop or support your local bookshop HIVE
Schools bumper 33 book pack
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£194 saving £63 – over 25% discount
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Schools class set offer here.
15 copies 20%+ discount
30 copies 25%+ discount
100 copies 30% + discount
FREE DELIVERY & SIGNED BOOKPLATES
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