I dont know why, but the whole dustin martin saga reminds me of book 4 boots of glory 18 comments. But his family hates footy so why is there a baby photo of him dressed in footy gear. By the bestselling authors of specky magee, specky magee and the great footy contest and specky magee and the season of champions. When he finds a photograph of himself as a baby in footy gear he suspects he might be adopted and sets off to find his real footyloving father. See the complete specky magee series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Book overview specky magee is 12 years old and mad about australian rules football, though noone ever comes to watch him play. The complete series list for specky magee felice arena. Specky magee and the great footy contest, specky magee series. The lions are playing well and speckys form is looking good perhaps good enough to win a scholarship to a prestigious sporting school.
Specky magee by felice arena overdrive rakuten overdrive. Finished print series book list books in series order. The books, written by felice arena and garry lyon, chronicle the life and times of teenager simon magee, an aspiring aussie rules football champion. Felice arena is an australian childrens author, actor and playwright. Specky magee and the season of champions audiobook by. This is the book that launched the bestselling awardwinning series and at the same time torpedo kicked my writing career. But after a good hot cup of tea and a lie down, i quickly immersed myself in a world where mums may fear. Simon specky magee and his under 14s football team, the booyong high lions, return to battle out the second half of their leagues season. Specky magee and the best of oz 2011 specky magee edit the specky magee series, written by arena and his former schoolmate and melbourne football club star, 2 garry lyon, have also been shortlisted for numerous australian children choice awardsincluding threetime winner of the young australian best book award.
Specky magee and the boots of glory by felice arena, book 4. This is a revised edition of the book originally titled, specky magee. Specky magee is one of the most popular childrens book series in australia the books chronicle the life and times of teenager simon specky magee, an aussie rules football champion in the making. Life couldnt be better for specky except for one thing. The lions are playing well and specky s form is looking good perhaps good enough to win a scholarship to a prestigious sporting school. The books chronicle the life and times of teenager simon specky magee, an aussie rules football champion in the making. Simon specky magee is twelve years old and mad about australian rules football. Specky magee is one of the best novels i have read.
Specky magee and a legend in the making by felice arena. This is the third installment in the specky magee series about a 14 year old up and coming afl legend, simon specky magee. Hes even got a nickname specky because he takes such spectacular marks. Hes a champion fullforward on the school footy team, but his friends call him specky because of his awesome talent at taking spectacular marks. Garry lyon twelveyearold simon magee is the biggest aussie rules fan ever, and his friends call him specky because of his awesome talent at taking spectacular marks. Not entirely afl related, but does anyone else remember the specky magee series. Drawing on his acting and teaching experience felice employs performancebased activities with the aim of bringing his stories to life and jump. This year speckys team booyong high lions have a good chance in. The specky magee series by felice arena cereal readers.
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Get the best deals on the specky magee series when you shop online at. He is best known for the bestselling and awardwinning specky magee series, the actionpacked bionichero series andy roid, sporty kids, his acclaimed historical novels the boy and the spy, fearless frederic a great escape and most recently his beginner reader series the besties. His entertaining presentations are highenergy sessions that incorporate interactive theatre improvisations. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The lions are playing well and speckys form is looking good perhaps good enough to win a scholarship to. He is the author and creator of many popular and awardwinning childrens books for all ages, including the acclaimed historical adventures the boy and the spy, fearless frederic and the great escape, the bestselling specky magee books and the popular andy roid and sporty kids series. Specky magee series in order felice arena fictiondb. Specky magee is one of the most popular childrens book series in australia. He yearns for his dad to watch him play the game he loves so much. Apr 03, 2006 the sixth book of the bestselling specky magee series has all the excitement youd expect, and this time specky gets to experience grass roots footy at its best. Specky magee and the great footy contest by garry lyon february 15, 2004. Buy a discounted paperback of specky magee and the great footy contest online from australias leading online bookstore. So why is there a baby photo of him dressed in footy gear.
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