The Academy IV: Title Fight
T.Z. Layton
  • Published: 6 January 2026
  • ISBN: 9781464268823
  • Imprint: Sourcebooks Young Readers
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 306
  • RRP: $14.99

The Academy IV: Title Fight

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From the playground to the premier league, Leo K. Doyle knows how to keep calm and play ball...even when faced with his biggest challenge yet: the London Dragons.

Leo and his teammates are riding high after their performance in the Tournament of Champions.

Riding high after their performance in the Tournament of Champions, Leo and his teammates forgot that their league ranking is bad. Like, really bad, and they don't have much time before they compete with the feared London Dragons. When a group of new players join the Knights, bad turns to worse as the team struggles to find its rhythm and a new player threatens Leo's central midfielder position.

But when Leo has a setback that might ruin his season, not to mention his football career, team competition and league rankings are the least of Leo's worries. Can Leo and his team overcome their football struggles and fight for what matters most?

For premier fans and football enthusiasts, T.Z. Layton's inspiring fourth book in The Academy series is perfect for middle grade readers and sports fans ages 7-13.

Keep score with the other books in The Academy series:
The Academy
The Academy II: The Journey Continues
The Academy III: Tournament of Champions
The Academy V: Cup of Nations
The Academy VI: Rise of the Scorpions
  • Published: 6 January 2026
  • ISBN: 9781464268823
  • Imprint: Sourcebooks Young Readers
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 306
  • RRP: $14.99
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About the author

T.Z. Layton

T.Z. LAYTON is the author of the bestselling and award-winning Academy series, which has been optioned for film and sold translation rights around the world. The author writes adult fiction under Layton Green and is also a soccer dad, youth coach, former collegiate player, and lifelong fan of the beautiful game.

Also by T.Z. Layton

The Academy III: Tournament of Champions
The Academy
The Academy II: The Journey Continues
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