The Academy VI:

$16.99
ISBN-13: 9781464268328

 Rise of the Scorpions

T.Z. Layton
May 5, 2026
Hardcover
Juvenile Fiction / Sports & Recreation / Soccer / Social Themes / New Experience / Travel

From the playground to the premier league, Leo K. Doyle has always had a great first touch...but what about his first crush? Or first time encountering a team as feared as the Southwark Scorpions? Now a New York Times bestselling series!

Fresh off his success with the junior national team, Leo K. Doyle is back in England and playing for the U16s...where he’ll be a newbie. All. Over. Again. And with a new contender in the Youth Prem that just so happens to have an old enemy in the lineup, Leo has more to fight for than just a starting spot on the team. Unfortunately, a new team and new division might be the easy part of this next chapter in his soccer career: between meeting a pretty girl and managing a tragedy that threatens to the ruin the whole season...

Whew. It's a lot. Can Leo find his spot at school with his new classmates and at the pitch with his new teammates?