Growing up in Kuantan in Malaysia, with a bizarre soccer obsession fueled by late night live telecasts of World Cup matches, it was inevitable, I suppose that I would eventually write TEN.

Of all my books, this is my favorite, the closest to being autobiographical and the one that was most difficult to write.

I recently did a short video of my daughter, Sasha, playing football (like all thwarted parents, I am trying to live my dreams through my children - I know, bad idea!)

At the suggestion of some teachers who use the book in school, I turned it into a video about Maya, the heroine of TEN. Hope you like it!

http://youtu.be/PaO8JQZzgu0

Shamini Flint