Great Books: Sport

Specky Magee is 12 years old and mad about Australian Rules Football, though no-one ever comes to watch him play. 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 footy-loving father.

'Toby, if you get twenty wickets and ten tries before the end of the year, Mum and I'll buy you a new GameBox V3.' Can you believe it? One minute I'm in trouble for double-bouncing my sister and the next Dad is telling me I've got the new GameBox V3! And it's not even Christmas. Shot! Toby thinks this will be easy - after all, he gets Player of the Day all the time. But he hasn't reckoned on Malcolm McGarvy. McGarvy is one of the biggest kids in the school and he's got a huge scar which he got in a shark attack - he wears one of the teeth around his neck. You know McGarvy is near because you get goosebumps up your arms. And he's going to make sure Toby doesn't get that GameBox V3...

Sean and his mates live in the remote coastal town of Brown's Beach. Seal lives for the thrill of bodyboarding and his mate Angelo lives for fishing, especially the danger of shark fishing. Every three years a mysterious event happens. Giant waves start crashing onto the rocks and a bronze whaler shark begins patrolling the surf. Both are called "Goliath" by the locals. Are the two connected in some strange way? Will Seal attempt the ride of his life? Will Angelo battle the monster shark?

Marcus Atkinson is a cricket god (not!). But his dad is convinced that Marcus has magic in his wrists. Marcus is a Maths whiz who is not good at sport. His dad is a self-help author who thinks Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to with hilarious results.

Marcus Atkinson is a soccer star (not!). But his dad is convinced that Marcus has magic in his feet.