With thanks to the author, publishers North Star editions, and NetGalley for providing me with a DRC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Happily already out of date due to the recent securing of a record-equalling 20th league title (come on you Reds!!).

Although obviously aimed at younger readers, this book is a bit random in terms of the topics that it covers, and some of the description of the Hillsborough tragedy (‘Too many Liverpool fans packed into the team’s section’) was really poorly worded and suggested the fans themselves were at fault, which has since been proven not to be the case.

Otherwise, it covers a lot in a small number of pages, touching on the club’s origins, some key players and managers, trophies won and of course the famous anthem, and is written in a way that should be accessible to most young readers.

Already out of date, this book showcases for the junior audience the superiority of Liverpool FC. It starts with the Champions League and *that* combination of Trentino's corner and Divok Origi's head that won the semi-final that year, then backtracks to give us much more of the history, before ending with the battles with Man City that still allowed LFC to win the league in 2020. One of a series of little booklets talking about the strongest teams in the European game, this should have been a five star success like the Reds themselves, but it suffered, both from being out of date as I say (19 league titles?! Piffle!) and in really, really simplifying Hillsborough. No, I don't know how to discuss such a tragedy for a primary school audience but it doesn't give justice to the 97 the way it's worded. Still, on brighter note we get a profile of Mo Salah, and a mention of why and how "You'll Never Walk Alone" became the club theme song. With young readers like this, we won't. Three and a half stars.

A good summary of the recent history of Liverpool for younger fans. The book is nicely put together with good photography, making it an easy read to dip in and out of. The simple, repetitive sentence structure would make it a good choice for struggling readers who want a more interesting subject than is often available to them.