Fire Up

On paper, Nick has settled into life at the National School of Football. He’s made the rep squad and is a starting member of the inaugural Cannon’s team. However, living in the shadow of his famous  father hasn’t gotten any easier, especially when Nick is keeping a secret from everyone at school—he doesn’t even know his Dad! And this term, with Kane Kruger stirring Nick at every opportunity, the truth looks set to be exposed and with it his cool, his cred and his soccer ability. To top it off, there’s also the little problem of girls—Grace won’t give Nick the time of day and Lexi won’t leave him alone. Can Nick find a way to ignore all the distractions and kick some much-needed goals for the Cannons in the State Cup Knockout?

Patrick Loughlin is a high school English teacher and the author of the Billy Slater Rugby league series and the Glenn Maxwell cricket series.