Twelve-year-old Jamie gets swept into the world of his soccer-mad father and elder brother, but it soon becomes a nightmare for useless left-footed James Wigram. His heart and his mind are often far from the sportsfield. Has the time come to fight for what does matter? But in his family, speaking up for himslf is scary!

The winter drags on, and as Jamie raises the ire of team captain Fulton away past boiling point, he plans a secret expedition – chasing his own dreams.

But will it unlease yet another calamity, this time inside his own family?