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Henri and the Heroes (2016)

2016
200 pages
Children's Books
5-8 years

How can Henri affect the fate of the Icelandic national football team at the European Championship in France? He’s the team’s porter at the hotel and mocks them, lies to them, and steals from them, but even so, he still seems to be their lucky charm. Henri wants to meet Cristiano Ronaldo, and so smuggles himself along with the team when they head to their game against Portugal. That’s when the police step in. When the Icelandic players find out that Henri is at risk of being sent to an orphanage, they take matters into their own hands. But by then, Henri’s life is in danger.

Thorgrimur Thrainsson is a former Icelandic footballer and a beloved member of the 2016 Icelandic National Team’s staff.