ReadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2025

Keeping Possession

Eve Ainsworth author Luna Valentine illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Publishing:12th Mar '26

£7.99

This title is due to be published on 12th March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Keeping Possession cover

(Dyslexia-friendly)

Talented defender Eboni navigates balancing new friendships with her passion for football in this sensitively told tale from acclaimed author Eve Ainsworth.

Talented defender Eboni navigates balancing new friendships with her passion for football in this sensitively told tale from acclaimed author Eve Ainsworth.

Eboni’s decision to join the Lightmoor Lionesses has led to a falling-out with her closest friends on her old team. They feel betrayed and Eboni is frozen out at school.

Feeling isolated, she’s delighted when she forms a new friendship with popular Olivia, quickly realising they have loads in common. But there’s one problem. Olivia isn’t interested in football and can’t understand Eboni’s dedication to the sport that she loves.

Will Eboni stay true to herself or will she sacrifice her footballing dreams for friendship?

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

ISBN: 9780008744717

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 7mm

Weight: 270g

104 pages