Academy 1: First Touch
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Book Introduction
As you run towards your dream,
There comes a moment when you realize who you are!
"Academy 1: First Touch" is a hot summer story of growth that begins when Leo, a twelve-year-old soccer prodigy from a rural American town, is invited to the English Premier League youth academy.
The Academy Camp is a stage where talented soccer players from all over the world, with different languages and races, gather to develop their dreams of becoming 'future soccer stars.'
Taking your first flight, living abroad for the first time, and training and competing with top athletes from around the world are fierce challenges that test your inner fears, friendships, and self-esteem.
But you come to realize that competition is ultimately a fight against yourself.
There comes a moment when you realize who you are!
"Academy 1: First Touch" is a hot summer story of growth that begins when Leo, a twelve-year-old soccer prodigy from a rural American town, is invited to the English Premier League youth academy.
The Academy Camp is a stage where talented soccer players from all over the world, with different languages and races, gather to develop their dreams of becoming 'future soccer stars.'
Taking your first flight, living abroad for the first time, and training and competing with top athletes from around the world are fierce challenges that test your inner fears, friendships, and self-esteem.
But you come to realize that competition is ultimately a fight against yourself.
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To our readers
1.
I am a scoring machine·8
2.
Unexpected Visitor·13
3.
Conversation with Lizard Messi · 25
4.
Flight to London!·41
5.
Castle, Villains, and Roommates·57
6.
From the first day of camp!·71
7.
Practice Matches and Rest·93
8.
Green Spiny Iguana·117
9.
Star Players, Training, and Leg Pain·137
10.
Superheroes and Video Games·158
11.
That's Big Ben!·179
12.
War Games 185
13.
Night Supplementary Training·199
14.
Week 2, and the Fantastic Four 209
15.
There was a guy trying to drown me, and I opened the envelope again. 218
16.
The Rise of Dragons·229
17.
Showdown with Brock · 246
18.
A Surprising Announcement·261
19.
Hope is Lost·275
20.
Iguanas shed their skins annually. 283
21.
Iguana vs. Monitor·292
22.
Position 10 and Sunset Dessert·311
23.
The King of Lizards·322
24.
You can't always get what you want, but sometimes you get what you need.·343
Recommendation·361
Soccer Rules and Terminology·362
1.
I am a scoring machine·8
2.
Unexpected Visitor·13
3.
Conversation with Lizard Messi · 25
4.
Flight to London!·41
5.
Castle, Villains, and Roommates·57
6.
From the first day of camp!·71
7.
Practice Matches and Rest·93
8.
Green Spiny Iguana·117
9.
Star Players, Training, and Leg Pain·137
10.
Superheroes and Video Games·158
11.
That's Big Ben!·179
12.
War Games 185
13.
Night Supplementary Training·199
14.
Week 2, and the Fantastic Four 209
15.
There was a guy trying to drown me, and I opened the envelope again. 218
16.
The Rise of Dragons·229
17.
Showdown with Brock · 246
18.
A Surprising Announcement·261
19.
Hope is Lost·275
20.
Iguanas shed their skins annually. 283
21.
Iguana vs. Monitor·292
22.
Position 10 and Sunset Dessert·311
23.
The King of Lizards·322
24.
You can't always get what you want, but sometimes you get what you need.·343
Recommendation·361
Soccer Rules and Terminology·362
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Publisher's Review
An Amazon bestseller, winner of the Morning Calm Medal!
Coming soon to Hollywood as a movie!
Since its first publication in the United States in 2022, "Academy 1: First Touch" has been the #1 bestseller in the Amazon children's sports book category for over two years and won the "Morning Calm Medal," which is selected by votes from students at international schools in Korea.
The "Academy" series has sold over 500,000 copies to date, with all volumes being included in the top 10 bestsellers on Amazon.
It has been translated and published in over 10 countries and is slated for film or television production by ITV Studios America in Hollywood.
Jiyangsa Publishing and Jiyang Children's Books have been steadily introducing excellent children's books to Korea since the publication of Françoise's masterpiece picture book, "Marie and the Lamb 1, 2, 3," which was published in the 1900s and is still loved by children around the world.
Among the 'Jiyang Youth Science and Humanities Series', 'Letters of the World' won the German Youth Literature Award and was selected for the White Ravens and 2021 Sejong Book Awards.
The graphic novel "On the Edge of the Cliff" won the New Artist Award at the 2023 Angoulême International Comics Festival.
Among the 'Jiyang Children's World Masterpiece Picture Book' series, 'Have You Seen the Flower?' and 'The Magic of the Transparent Puppy So-and-So' won the Caldecott Honor Award, and 'In the Forest Where the Big Snow Falls', 'Obadia the Seagull's Friend', 'The Red and Blue Puppy Ball', and 'Our House at Midnight' won the Caldecott Medal.
Additionally, "The Yellow Bus" was selected as the "Children's Book of the Year" by the New York Times, Amazon, and Kirkus Reviews in 2024, and was selected as a "Literature Sharing Book" by the Korea Creative Content Agency in 2025.
Coming soon to Hollywood as a movie!
Since its first publication in the United States in 2022, "Academy 1: First Touch" has been the #1 bestseller in the Amazon children's sports book category for over two years and won the "Morning Calm Medal," which is selected by votes from students at international schools in Korea.
The "Academy" series has sold over 500,000 copies to date, with all volumes being included in the top 10 bestsellers on Amazon.
It has been translated and published in over 10 countries and is slated for film or television production by ITV Studios America in Hollywood.
Jiyangsa Publishing and Jiyang Children's Books have been steadily introducing excellent children's books to Korea since the publication of Françoise's masterpiece picture book, "Marie and the Lamb 1, 2, 3," which was published in the 1900s and is still loved by children around the world.
Among the 'Jiyang Youth Science and Humanities Series', 'Letters of the World' won the German Youth Literature Award and was selected for the White Ravens and 2021 Sejong Book Awards.
The graphic novel "On the Edge of the Cliff" won the New Artist Award at the 2023 Angoulême International Comics Festival.
Among the 'Jiyang Children's World Masterpiece Picture Book' series, 'Have You Seen the Flower?' and 'The Magic of the Transparent Puppy So-and-So' won the Caldecott Honor Award, and 'In the Forest Where the Big Snow Falls', 'Obadia the Seagull's Friend', 'The Red and Blue Puppy Ball', and 'Our House at Midnight' won the Caldecott Medal.
Additionally, "The Yellow Bus" was selected as the "Children's Book of the Year" by the New York Times, Amazon, and Kirkus Reviews in 2024, and was selected as a "Literature Sharing Book" by the Korea Creative Content Agency in 2025.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: September 25, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 368 pages | 500g | 147*210*17mm
- ISBN13: 9788983097460
- ISBN10: 8983097469
- KC Certification: Certification Type: Conformity Confirmation
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