Fast and furious cricket action featuring Australian T20 star Glenn Maxwell!State ShowdownThe T20 National Youth Shield is about to begin and Will can’t believe that he is living his dream of playing on the hallowed MCG grounds. But if Will can’t focus long enough to get his form together, his dream might soon turn into a nightmare! Can some tips from Glenn Maxwell help Will overcome his sudden crisis of confidence?World Domi...

A junior fiction series about an up-and-coming cricketer who is mentored by Australian cricket star Glenn Maxwell.Will Albright has finally achieved his dream of representing his home state of Victoria in cricket! But while playing at the MCG in a junior T20 competition may be a dream come true, it could fast turn into a nightmare if Will can’t focus long enough to get his form together. Luckily Glenn Maxwell is on hand to help Will through his sudden crisis of con...

"Loved this book! Great characters, great story, & so much swooning!" –Cindi Madsen, USA Today bestselling authorSeventeen-year-old Annie Lucas's life is completely upended the moment her dad returns to the major leagues as the new pitching coach for the Kansas City Royals. Now she's living in Missouri (too cold), attending an all-girls school (no boys), and navigating the strange world of professional sports. But Annie has dream...

'Well,' said Nancy, 'You know what it's like. Dark at teatime and sleeping indoors: nothing ever happens in the winter holidays.'Nothing - except a polar expedition, full of mountain rescues, blizzards, igloos, ice sailing and heroic work amidst the frozen wastes. For Dick and Dorothea, newcomers to the lake, meeting up with the Swallows and Amazons sweeps them into a wild adventure where they must prove their worth to the team

Biography of Wayne Gretzky, highlighting his childhood experiences, college career, rookie years, and current professional standing.

In the days of Roch’s childhood, winters in the village of Ste. Justine were long. Life centered around school, church, and the hockey rink, and every boy’s hero was Montreal Canadiens hockey legend Maurice Richard. Everyone wore Richard’s number 9. They laced their skates like Richard. They even wore their hair like Richard. When Roch outgrows his cherished Canadiens sweater, his mother writes away for a new one. Much to Roch’s horror, he is sent the blue and white sweater of the rival To...

While waiting for a delayed airplane, old Henry Dailey, the Black's trainer, tells young Alec Ramsay a story of his own youth, travelling with his brother, Bill. Bill Dailey's talent as a horse-whisperer was unmatched in the days before the automobile and young Henry tells of an unscrupulous con-man who mistreats horses into behaving temporarily. Bill is determined to show that the man is a fraud, but can he unmask the con without getting hurt?Walter Farley experimented with many genres of...

The ninth book in the New York Times bestselling series about the hilarious adventures of a cheeky, loveable hero.This year all the kids at Hank's school have to pick a favourite sport and specialize in it. Hank can’t run, he can’t catch and he can’t throw. Luckily, he's a whizz at ping pong. That's a sport, right?

Marcus Atkinson is a soccer star (not!). But his dad is convinced that Marcus has magic in his feet.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. In illustrated diary format, Marcus's gentle, satiric humour and comic drawings will have readers laughing out loud while learning a surprising amount about soccer.'Shamini scores a goal with every ...

Saddle up for a week in pony paradise! At Sunnyside Stables, each girl gets her own pony to look after and ride for a week. Chloe can't wait for her week at Sunnyside Stables, she's really looking forward to making friends with other girls as pony-mad as she is, and to having her very own pony. She wants her dad to be proud of her, and has promised him that she'll get a clear round in the jumping competition. Chloe is really hoping that she'll be given a pony who can fly over the fences!

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. In illustrated diary format, Marcus's gentle, satiric humour and comic drawings will have readers laughing out loud while learning a surprising amount about cricket.Praise for Diary of a Soccer St...