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{"id":6779,"date":"2016-12-19T15:59:40","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T15:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/?page_id=6779"},"modified":"2023-11-03T15:12:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T15:12:36","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve made a FREE short introductory film about my career and how it has been based around the world of reading and writing \u2013 in bookshops, libraries, book festivals and literacy charities. It is for classroom use in careers, English or PHSE lessons, aimed at people who might like a career in the book world.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30166\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/resist\/fpfwsgvxeaicats\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FPfWSgVXEAIcatS.jpg?fit=714%2C1086&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"714,1086\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"FPfWSgVXEAIcatS\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FPfWSgVXEAIcatS.jpg?fit=197%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FPfWSgVXEAIcatS.jpg?fit=474%2C721&ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-30166 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FPfWSgVXEAIcatS.jpg?resize=129%2C196&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"129\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FPfWSgVXEAIcatS.jpg?resize=197%2C300&ssl=1 197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FPfWSgVXEAIcatS.jpg?resize=673%2C1024&ssl=1 673w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FPfWSgVXEAIcatS.jpg?resize=400%2C608&ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FPfWSgVXEAIcatS.jpg?w=714&ssl=1 714w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 129px) 100vw, 129px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/strong>My latest children’s historical novel is <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/resist\/\">Resist <\/a><\/strong><\/em>which shines the light on the bravery of the Dutch Resistance in the Second World War through the eyes of the real childhood experience of Audrey Hepburn.<\/p>\nFind out more<\/strong> what I am currently writing <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/new-writing\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\nAnd here’s a brief introduction to my other books and what inspired me to write them:<\/p>\n <\/p>\nI <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/biography\/baby-tom\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6782\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6782\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/biography\/baby-tom\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/baby-tom.jpg?fit=192%2C128&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"192,128\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"baby-tom\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/baby-tom.jpg?fit=192%2C128&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/baby-tom.jpg?fit=192%2C128&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6782\" title=\"Tom Palmer facts\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/baby-tom.jpg?resize=140%2C93&ssl=1\" alt=\"baby-tom\" width=\"140\" height=\"93\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>had quite a complicated childhood. I had<\/strong> three dads by the time I was 10<\/strong>. That\u2019s probably why dad characters are really important in my books like <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/foul-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Foul Play<\/em><\/a> and the<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/football-academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Football Academy<\/em> <\/a>series. A lot of children\u2019s books keep parents out of the way, but I like to keep them close and write about the different kinds of dad you can have.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wings-2-spitfire\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4999\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4999\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/spitfire\/a6kj6ngciaaxfza\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/A6KJ6nGCIAAXfza.jpg?fit=600%2C800&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"A6KJ6nGCIAAXfza\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/A6KJ6nGCIAAXfza.jpg?fit=225%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/A6KJ6nGCIAAXfza.jpg?fit=474%2C632&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4999\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/A6KJ6nGCIAAXfza.jpg?resize=130%2C173&ssl=1\" alt=\"A6KJ6nGCIAAXfza\" width=\"130\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/A6KJ6nGCIAAXfza.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/A6KJ6nGCIAAXfza.jpg?w=600&ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>I am a dad now. I have one daughter. I get a lot of ideas for my books from things my daughter and I have done together. <\/strong>Making a model Spitfire with my daughter and telling her about what that plane did inspired me to come up with <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/spitfire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spitfire<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wings-2-spitfire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">,<\/a> where a child goes back in time to fly a Spitfire in the Second World War.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/secret-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/secret-fc\/secret-fc-new\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/secret-fc-new.png?fit=495%2C747&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"495,747\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"secret fc new\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/secret-fc-new.png?fit=199%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/secret-fc-new.png?fit=474%2C715&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6871\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/secret-fc-new.png?resize=130%2C196&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/secret-fc-new.png?resize=199%2C300&ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/secret-fc-new.png?w=495&ssl=1 495w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Being a dad of a girl as well as meeting 10,000s of girls (and boys) in schools every year means that I know how important it is to have strong girl characters in my books<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/secret-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Secret FC<\/em><\/a> is about two girls who start their own football team. <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wings-3-typhoon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Typhoon<\/em><\/a> features two sisters who have to fly the RAF\u2019s fastest plane. <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/the-squad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Squad<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/foul-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Foul Play<\/em> <\/a>series have leading girl characters too.<\/p>\nI have always loved football. That\u2019s why a lot of my books are set in the game. But I think football alone in a book can be a bit uninspiring<\/strong>, so I like to mix football with other genres: crime in <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/foul-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Foul Play<\/em>,<\/a> spies in <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/the-squad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The<\/em> Squad<\/em><\/a>, ghosts in <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/defenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Defenders<\/em> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/other-books\/ghost-stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ghost Stadium<\/em><\/a> and war in <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/over-the-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Over the Line<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/foul-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-468 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"468\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/about-tom\/books-for-children\/foul-play-mini\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/foul-play-mini.png?fit=289%2C289&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"289,289\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"Foul Play series\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"Foul Play series <\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/foul-play-mini.png?fit=289%2C289&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/foul-play-mini.png?fit=289%2C289&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-468\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/foul-play-mini.png?resize=137%2C137&ssl=1\" alt=\"Foul Play series\" width=\"137\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/foul-play-mini.png?w=289&ssl=1 289w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/foul-play-mini.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\nOne of my first jobs was working for the Royal National Institute for the Blind. My job was to record books for blind students to listen to.<\/strong> Blind characters are rare in books. That\u2019s why I made Danny\u2019s dad in<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/foul-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Foul Play<\/em> <\/a>blind. I wanted Danny to read books with his dad. Danny\u2019s dad loves crime fiction. That\u2019s how Danny knows about how crimes are solved in crime fiction. He\u2019s read dozens of them to his dad.<\/p>\nI had several other jobs before I was an author. I was a milkman. I worked in a warehouse. One of my favourite jobs was working in bookshops<\/strong>. I worked for Waterstone\u2019s and in 1997 I won the Bookseller of the Year Award.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/football-academy\/boys-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2860 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2860\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/boys-united-across-the-world\/football-academy-1-boys-united-cover-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Football-Academy-1-Boys-United-cover.jpg?fit=1521%2C2339&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1521,2339\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Football Academy 1 Boys United cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Football-Academy-1-Boys-United-cover.jpg?fit=195%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Football-Academy-1-Boys-United-cover.jpg?fit=474%2C730&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2860\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Football-Academy-1-Boys-United-cover.jpg?resize=115%2C177&ssl=1\" alt=\"Football Academy 1 Boys United cover\" width=\"115\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Football-Academy-1-Boys-United-cover.jpg?resize=195%2C300&ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Football-Academy-1-Boys-United-cover.jpg?resize=665%2C1024&ssl=1 665w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Football-Academy-1-Boys-United-cover.jpg?w=1521&ssl=1 1521w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Football-Academy-1-Boys-United-cover.jpg?w=948&ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Football-Academy-1-Boys-United-cover.jpg?w=1422&ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>I spent several years working for libraries. My job was to put on author talks and book promotions. That\u2019s why I love having scenes set in libraries in my books.<\/strong> You can find library scenes in <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/football-academy\/boys-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boys United<\/em> <\/a>and several others.<\/p>\nI struggled with reading when I was young. I didn\u2019t have the stamina to read long books<\/strong>. My mum got me reading newspapers and magazines about football to build my reading up. I liked them: they were about what I was interested in. Football.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/foul-play\/killer-pass\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1415\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1715\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/foul-play\/off-side\/bismark-boateng\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bismark-Boateng.png?fit=360%2C306&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"360,306\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"Bismark Boateng\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bismark-Boateng.png?fit=300%2C255&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bismark-Boateng.png?fit=360%2C306&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1715 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bismark-Boateng.png?resize=128%2C109&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bismark-Boateng.png?resize=300%2C255&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bismark-Boateng.png?w=360&ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Football is a rich game. That means that criminals are attracted to it<\/strong>. I wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/foul-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Foul Play<\/em> <\/a>so that its main characters, Danny and Charlotte, could defeat criminals in football. They take on ex-players burgling old teammates houses (<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/foul-play\/killer-pass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Killer Pass<\/em><\/a>), football agents who are making slaves of young African footballers (<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/foul-play\/off-side\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Off Side<\/em><\/a>) and more.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/scrum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-686 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"686\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/over-the-line\/scrum-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/scrum1.png?fit=106%2C160&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"106,160\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"Scrum!\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"ISBN 9781842999448<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/scrum1.png?fit=106%2C160&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/scrum1.png?fit=106%2C160&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-686\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/scrum1.png?resize=115%2C174&ssl=1\" alt=\"Scrum!\" width=\"115\" height=\"174\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\nI like rugby too. Being from Leeds I am into rugby league.<\/strong> I\u2019ve done five rugby league books about fans and players. The full list is <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/scrum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scrum<\/em>, <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/whats-a-bear-to-wear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What\u2019s a Bear to Wear<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/rugby\/interchange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interchange<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/the-last-try\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Last Try<\/em> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/haka-boy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Haka Boy.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/rugby-academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18536\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/rugby-academy\/rugby-academy-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Rugby-Academy.png?fit=293%2C442&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"293,442\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Rugby Academy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Rugby-Academy.png?fit=199%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Rugby-Academy.png?fit=293%2C442&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Rugby-Academy.png?resize=118%2C178&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"118\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Rugby-Academy.png?resize=199%2C300&ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Rugby-Academy.png?w=293&ssl=1 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 118px) 100vw, 118px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>More recently I\u2019ve become a big rugby union fan too. My daughter and I have season tickets at Yorkshire Carnegie and we go to watch England. <\/strong>My <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/rugby-academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rugby Academy<\/em><\/a> series came about once we started to enjoy watching live rugby union.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/surface-to-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2440 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3770\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/?attachment_id=3770\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Tom-Palmer-at-Eden-Park-mini.jpg?fit=1129%2C1109&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1129,1109\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 3GS","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1397579244","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.85","iso":"64","shutter_speed":"0.00403225806452","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Tom Palmer at Eden Park mini\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Tom-Palmer-at-Eden-Park-mini.jpg?fit=300%2C295&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Tom-Palmer-at-Eden-Park-mini.jpg?fit=474%2C466&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-3770 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Tom-Palmer-at-Eden-Park-mini.jpg?resize=128%2C126&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Tom-Palmer-at-Eden-Park-mini.jpg?resize=300%2C295&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Tom-Palmer-at-Eden-Park-mini.jpg?resize=1024%2C1006&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Tom-Palmer-at-Eden-Park-mini.jpg?w=1129&ssl=1 1129w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Tom-Palmer-at-Eden-Park-mini.jpg?w=948&ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>I like to travel to new places to write my books. When I was writing the <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/rugby\/rugby-academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rugby Academy<\/em><\/a> books we took family holidays in Toulon and New Zealand so that I could combine finding out what I needed to know with a holiday. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/surface-to-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Surface to Ai<\/a>r<\/em> is set in Toulon and <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/deadlocked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deadlocked<\/em> <\/a>in Auckland.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/the-squad\/white-fear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-610 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1531\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/tom-on-board\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/tom-on-board.png?fit=260%2C195&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"260,195\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"tom on board\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/tom-on-board.png?fit=260%2C195&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/tom-on-board.png?fit=260%2C195&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1531 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/tom-on-board.png?resize=153%2C115&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"115\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>I love setting books in other countries. It\u2019s a great way of travelling the world.<\/strong> I\u2019ve set books in the Arctic (<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/the-squad\/white-fear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">White Fear<\/em><\/a>), Ghana (<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/foul-play\/off-side\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Off Side<\/em><\/a>), Russia (<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/foul-play\/dead-ball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dead Ball<\/em><\/a>), Poland (<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/the-squad\/black-op\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Op<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/football-academy\/the-real-thing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Real Thing<\/em><\/a>), Italy (<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/foul-play\/own-goal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Own Goal<\/em><\/a>), New Zealand (<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/deadlocked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deadlocked<\/em><\/a>) and several in France.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/the-squad\/black-op\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-612 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"612\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/free-reads\/black-op-web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Black-Op-web.png?fit=77%2C118&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"77,118\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"Black Op cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Black-Op-web.png?fit=77%2C118&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Black-Op-web.png?fit=77%2C118&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-612\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Black-Op-web.png?resize=115%2C176&ssl=1\" alt=\"Black Op cover\" width=\"115\" height=\"176\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>I met my wife in the Sahara Desert.<\/strong> We had our first conversations in the vast open spaces of the daytime and night time desert. It was one of the best weeks of my life and an experience I\u2019ll never forget. That\u2019s why I set the beginning of <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/the-squad\/black-op\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Op<\/em><\/a> in the desert.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/other-books\/ghost-stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-518 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/other-books\/ghost-stadium\/img_4924\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_4924.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 3GS","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1343322720","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.85","iso":"64","shutter_speed":"0.00384615384615","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4924\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_4924.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_4924.jpg?fit=474%2C356&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-5165 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_4924.jpg?resize=119%2C89&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"119\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_4924.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_4924.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_4924.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_4924.jpg?w=2048&ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_4924.jpg?w=948&ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_4924.jpg?w=1422&ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>I try to have new experiences that I can put in my books. When I needed to write about three boys camping in an abandoned haunted football stadium for <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/other-books\/ghost-stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ghost Stadium<\/em> <\/a>I went to camp in a football stadium all night on my own. <\/strong>So I knew what it felt like and could describe how it sounded, looked and felt.<\/p>\nIt wasn\u2019t that scary on the football stadium all night. To make the book more frightening \u00a0I drew on an experience I remembered from when I was 20, when a friend of mine thought she was being haunted<\/strong>. And so did I.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/flyboy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5579 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5579\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/posters\/flyboy-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flyboy.jpg?fit=1519%2C2343&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1519,2343\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Flyboy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flyboy.jpg?fit=194%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flyboy.jpg?fit=474%2C731&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5579\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flyboy.jpg?resize=115%2C177&ssl=1\" alt=\"Flyboy\" width=\"115\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flyboy.jpg?resize=194%2C300&ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flyboy.jpg?resize=768%2C1185&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flyboy.jpg?resize=664%2C1024&ssl=1 664w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flyboy.jpg?w=1519&ssl=1 1519w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flyboy.jpg?w=948&ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Flyboy.jpg?w=1422&ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Many of my books feature forces families, particularly the Royal Air Force.<\/strong> That came from me working with the RAF Museums, where I am the writer in residence. They helped me write the Wings<\/em> series. And children at schools with forces families helped me understand what it is like to have parents in the forces for the <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/rugby-academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rugby Academy<\/em> <\/a>books.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/spitfire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5580 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5732\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/spitfire\/tom-spitfire\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/tom-spitfire.jpg?fit=675%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"675,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"tom spitfire\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/tom-spitfire.jpg?fit=169%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/tom-spitfire.jpg?fit=474%2C843&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5732\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/tom-spitfire.jpg?resize=109%2C193&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"109\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/tom-spitfire.jpg?resize=169%2C300&ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/tom-spitfire.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/tom-spitfire.jpg?w=675&ssl=1 675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 109px) 100vw, 109px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Several of my books are set in wars. <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/spitfire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spitfire<\/em> <\/a>is about a boy who goes back in time to fly a Spitfire in the Second World War. <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/flyboy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flyboy<\/em> <\/a>about a boy who flies a Sopwith Camel in the First World War. I like writing about war because I want to try to understand how people can be so brave when such terrible things are happening.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/over-the-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5623 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6192\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/first-world-war-literacy-resources\/dscf0408\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSCF0408.jpg?fit=3240%2C4320&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3240,4320\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"3.9","credit":"","camera":"FinePix XP30","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1392893590","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"DSCF0408\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSCF0408.jpg?fit=225%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSCF0408.jpg?fit=474%2C632&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-6192 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSCF0408.jpg?resize=117%2C156&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"117\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSCF0408.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSCF0408.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSCF0408.jpg?w=948&ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSCF0408.jpg?w=1422&ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 117px) 100vw, 117px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>I have written two books set in the trenches of the First World War<\/strong>. More than any place those battlefields are the hardest to imagine. Visiting the trenches and museums as well as reading first-hand account of trench warfare helped me do my best when writing <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/over-the-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Over the Line<\/em> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/the-last-try\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Last Try<\/em><\/a>. Because of that Over the Line<\/em> is the book I am most proud of writing.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/foul-play\/off-side\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-568 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6544\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/ghana3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ghana3.jpg?fit=3648%2C2736&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3648,2736\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"3","credit":"","camera":"FinePix S1000fd","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1248135901","copyright":"","focal_length":"9.3","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.0172413793103","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"ghana3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ghana3.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ghana3.jpg?fit=474%2C356&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-6544 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ghana3.jpg?resize=195%2C146&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ghana3.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ghana3.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ghana3.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ghana3.jpg?w=948&ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ghana3.jpg?w=1422&ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\nThe other book that I am most proud of is <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/foul-play\/off-side\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Off Side<\/em><\/a>. It is about fair trade. That means making sure people who make things for us are paid properly. I went to Ghana in Africa with Divine Chocolate to visit fair trade cocoa bean farms. I learned a lot and I hope that comes through in the book.<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/defenders\/killing-ground\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7657\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/historical-fiction-author-visits\/toga-tom\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/toga-tom.png?fit=659%2C912&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"659,912\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"toga tom\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/toga-tom.png?fit=217%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/toga-tom.png?fit=474%2C656&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-7657 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/toga-tom.png?resize=109%2C151&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"109\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/toga-tom.png?resize=217%2C300&ssl=1 217w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/toga-tom.png?w=659&ssl=1 659w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 109px) 100vw, 109px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Watching and reading the Last Kingdom series became a bit of an obsession and led me to read history stories by authors like Bernard Cornwell and Rosemary Sutcliff. \u00a0They blend believable history with spectacular stories. It made me want to write my own. \u00a0 Historical research and visiting British & Irish historical sites inspired my new Defenders series: Anglo Saxon \/ Viking in <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/defenders\/killing-ground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Killing Ground.<\/a> Romans in <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/defenders\/dark-arena\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dark Arena.<\/a> Iron Age in <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/defenders\/pitch-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pitch Invasion.<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/armistice-runner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17966\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/world-book-day\/hellifield-t-cropped\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hellifield-T-cropped.jpg?fit=537%2C922&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"537,922\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"Picasa","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"hellifield T cropped\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hellifield-T-cropped.jpg?fit=175%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hellifield-T-cropped.jpg?fit=474%2C814&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-17966 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hellifield-T-cropped.jpg?resize=96%2C165&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hellifield-T-cropped.jpg?resize=175%2C300&ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hellifield-T-cropped.jpg?w=537&ssl=1 537w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>When I\u2019m not working, spending time with my family or watching live sport, my favourite hobby is fell running<\/strong>. \u00a0I’ve written a children’s book about that too, <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/armistice-runner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Armistice Runner<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12881\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/home\/rotr-scouted-cover-high-res\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ROTR-Scouted-cover-high-res.jpg?fit=1527%2C2338&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1527,2338\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"ROTR Scouted cover high res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ROTR-Scouted-cover-high-res.jpg?fit=196%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ROTR-Scouted-cover-high-res.jpg?fit=474%2C726&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12881\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ROTR-Scouted-cover-high-res.jpg?resize=111%2C170&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ROTR-Scouted-cover-high-res.jpg?resize=196%2C300&ssl=1 196w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ROTR-Scouted-cover-high-res.jpg?resize=768%2C1176&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ROTR-Scouted-cover-high-res.jpg?resize=669%2C1024&ssl=1 669w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ROTR-Scouted-cover-high-res.jpg?w=1527&ssl=1 1527w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ROTR-Scouted-cover-high-res.jpg?w=948&ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ROTR-Scouted-cover-high-res.jpg?w=1422&ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 111px) 100vw, 111px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\nAlthough I struggled with reading when I was a child, one thing I did enjoy reading was the Roy of the Rovers<\/strong> comics. That\u2019s why I was thrilled when Rebellion asked me to write their <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/roy-of-the-rovers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roy of the Rovers<\/a> novels for children.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30315\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/home\/71mpc8uemsl\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71MPC8UemsL.jpg?fit=1400%2C2165&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,2165\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"71MPC8UemsL\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71MPC8UemsL.jpg?fit=194%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71MPC8UemsL.jpg?fit=474%2C733&ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-30315 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71MPC8UemsL.jpg?resize=109%2C168&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"109\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71MPC8UemsL.jpg?resize=194%2C300&ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71MPC8UemsL.jpg?resize=662%2C1024&ssl=1 662w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71MPC8UemsL.jpg?resize=768%2C1188&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71MPC8UemsL.jpg?resize=993%2C1536&ssl=1 993w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71MPC8UemsL.jpg?resize=1324%2C2048&ssl=1 1324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71MPC8UemsL.jpg?resize=400%2C619&ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/71MPC8UemsL.jpg?w=1400&ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 109px) 100vw, 109px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\nAnd I am incredibly proud of the<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/rocky\/\"> Rocky of the Rovers<\/strong><\/a> books which give Roy’s younger sister Rocky her own adventures off on and on the pitch.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/dday-dog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17628\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/dday-dog\/dog-and-book\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/dog-and-book.png?fit=180%2C180&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"180,180\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"dog and book\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/dog-and-book.png?fit=180%2C180&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/dog-and-book.png?fit=180%2C180&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17628\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/dog-and-book.png?resize=110%2C110&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/dog-and-book.png?w=180&ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/dog-and-book.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>In 2018 my family got a dog.<\/strong> He\u2019s called Finn.\u00a0 Within weeks I was writing him into one of my\u00a0\u00a0books, <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/dday-dog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D-Day Dog<\/em><\/a>. It just confirms for me that we should write about what we love. And what\u00a0\u00a0we are interested in.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22126\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/after-the-war\/final-final\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/final-final.jpg?fit=1537%2C2363&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1537,2363\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"final final\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/final-final.jpg?fit=195%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/final-final.jpg?fit=474%2C729&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-22126 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/final-final.jpg?resize=114%2C175&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"114\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/final-final.jpg?w=1537&ssl=1 1537w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/final-final.jpg?resize=195%2C300&ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/final-final.jpg?resize=666%2C1024&ssl=1 666w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/final-final.jpg?resize=768%2C1181&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/final-final.jpg?resize=999%2C1536&ssl=1 999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/final-final.jpg?resize=1332%2C2048&ssl=1 1332w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/final-final.jpg?resize=400%2C615&ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/final-final.jpg?w=948&ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/final-final.jpg?w=1422&ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 114px) 100vw, 114px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>I was extremely grateful to have the kind support of key witnesses, Trevor Avery and the <a href=\"http:\/\/ldhp.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lake District Holocaust Project<\/a> and hundreds of teachers and pupils to make sure <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/after-the-war\/\">After the War <\/a><\/em>accurately and appropriately tells of how three hundred children arrived in the English Lake District, having survived the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps.\u00a0 They\u2019ve finally reached a place of safety and peace, where they can hopefully begin to recover.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26142\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/arctic-star\/as-final\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AS-final.png?fit=524%2C816&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"524,816\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"AS final\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AS-final.png?fit=193%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AS-final.png?fit=474%2C738&ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-26142 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AS-final.png?resize=130%2C202&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AS-final.png?resize=193%2C300&ssl=1 193w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AS-final.png?resize=400%2C623&ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AS-final.png?w=524&ssl=1 524w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Having written books about the Army \u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/over-the-line\/\">Over the Line<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/the-last-try\/\">The Last Try<\/a>) and RAF (<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/flyboy\/\">Flyboy,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/spitfire\/\">Spitfire,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/typhoon\/\">Typhoon<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/rugby-academy\/\">Rugby Academy<\/a>), I was keen to write a naval story.\u00a0Rooted in the real-life story of the Arctic convoys, Arctic Star was researched with the generous support of HMS Belfast and the Imperial War Museum and the Russian Arctic Convoy Exhibition.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35052\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/home\/rocky-takes-la-facing\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rocky-takes-LA-facing.png?fit=323%2C499&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"323,499\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"rocky takes LA facing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rocky-takes-LA-facing.png?fit=194%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rocky-takes-LA-facing.png?fit=323%2C499&ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-35052 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rocky-takes-LA-facing.png?resize=133%2C206&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rocky-takes-LA-facing.png?resize=194%2C300&ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rocky-takes-LA-facing.png?w=323&ssl=1 323w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>In 2023, <\/strong>I am thrilled to be writing more books about Rocky Race, the sister of Roy of the Rovers. To be honest writing Rocky is a lot more fun. Roy was a fixed character based on the 1950s to 1990s comic book hero and I had to make him like the character he was before. Rocky \u2013 on the other hand \u2013 was my idea – a footballing sister for Roy. She had grown and grown as I wrote the Roy books and no has her own spin off series. I\u2019m loving seeing her flourish as a footballer and as a British girl playing football on the USA.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35730\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/autumn2023\/footballs-greatest-moments-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Footballs-Greatest-Moments.png?fit=192%2C293&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"192,293\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Football’s Greatest Moments\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Footballs-Greatest-Moments.png?fit=192%2C293&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Footballs-Greatest-Moments.png?fit=192%2C293&ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-35730 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Footballs-Greatest-Moments.png?resize=136%2C208&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"208\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>As a big fan of the Ultimate Football Heroes books, I was delighted when the publisher asked me to do a book in that series about the great events in football, Football\u2019s Greatest Moments<\/strong>. It\u2019s all about those memorable moments in the women\u2019s and men\u2019s games. Some you\u2019ll agree with. Others you won\u2019t. It was a lot of fun putting it together. I did loads of research and asked several friends what they thought should and shouldn\u2019t be in there.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<h4>Powerpoint<\/h4>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1698\/62\/Tom-Palmer-introductory-powerpoint-Sept-2023.pptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/powerpoint.png?resize=175%2C171&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"171\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\nA quick introduction to me and my books.\u00a0 Download <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1698\/62\/Tom-Palmer-introductory-powerpoint-Sept-2023.pptx\">here.<\/a><\/p>\nMore literacy resources <a href=\"https:\/\/tompalmer.co.uk\/schools-librarians\/literacy-resources\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<h4>Buy Books<\/strong><\/h4>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31201\" 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