DESCRIPTION : Read the novel of the global smash hit noughties film – now on Netflix! If you\’re 18, love football and can bend a ball like Beckham, the world must be your oyster, right? Wrong. If you\’re Jesminder – 18, Indian and a girl – forget it. Jess just wants to play football but her wedding-obsessed parents have other ideas so she hides it from them. But when Jess and her friend Jules join a women\’s team and get spotted by a talent scout, it all kicks off … The Bend it Like Beckham movie was a box-office hit, starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Bend it Like Beckham was also transformed into a musical in London\’s West End. Director Gurinder Chadha recently announced that a sequel is in the works for the film\’s 25th anniversary – bring on Bend it Like Beckham 2! PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9780340860946 BY (AUTHOR) Dhami, Narinder PUBLISHER : Hachette Children\’s Group PUBLICATION DATE : April 18, 2002 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Hodder Children\’s Books LANGUAGE : English AGE : From 12 to 18 years PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback DIMENSION : 196 mm x 128 mm WEIGHT : 129 g PRODUCT CATEGORY : Childrens, Teenage & Educational