Bobby Bains Ain’t Playing (Bobby Bains #2)
Written by Bali Rai
Illustrated by Daniel Duncan
Published by Barrington Stoke
Bobby Bains lives for football, so when his friend Maisie announces a five-a-side tournament in Wigby, he’s just as excited as she is to get involved. His team, the Wigby FC Juniors, have a real shot at winning—and Maisie even pulls together a girls’ team in time to sign up.
But when the organizers tell the girls they can’t play, Bobby refuses to stay silent. Inspired by the Sikh story of Guru Hargobind, he leads his friends in a stand for equality and inclusion, proving that real teamwork means standing up for what’s right—on and off the field.
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Publication Date: July 2026
Available As: Paperback, eBook, Audiobook
Early Chapter Book, Age 09 or older
Community Represented: Indian/Indian American
Themes: Allyship, Celebrations, Celebrations: Bandi Chhor Divas, Celebrations: Diwali, Community Action, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Discrimination: Gender and Sexual, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 2nd, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Punjabi Featured Words, Neighbors & Neighborhoods, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Sikh, Sports
Setting: England
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 2nd Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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