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SPECKY MAGEEBook 4: The Boots of Gloryby FELICE ARENA and GARRY LYONSee other Children's Fiction click here New softcover book, 262 pages, published 2005 'It isn't just a match,' he snapped. 'It's a battle we have to win! Don't you get it? Reputation and tradition are at stake here.' When Specky leaves his beloved Booyong High, he's torn between his old friends and his new team-mates. And his loyalty will be tested – on the field and off – because when he crosses that white line, Booyong becomes his enemy . . . And Gosmore Grammar expects nothing less than absolute loyalty from their new star student. Specky prepares to play a vital part in the school's most revered sporting event – the Boots of Glory football match. But will his need to solve a mystery at the school put his footy future in jeopardy? Could the Boots of Glory be the most important footy match he has ever played? Co-written by highly acclaimed author Felice Arena and AFL legend Garry Lyon, the bestselling Specky Magee books have been shortlisted for many Australian children′s book awards. Click here to see more Specky books About the authors Felice Arena is one of Australia′s best-loved children′s writers, and a very nice person. He is the author and creator of many popular and award-winning books, including the Boyz Rule and Girlz Rock series as well as Wish, Bravo Billy, Breakaway John, Sally and Dave, a Slug Story, Hey Cat, Farticus Maximus and of course the massively popular Specky Magee books. Garry Lyon debuted with the Melbourne Football Club in 1986, at 18 years of age. He retired fourteen years later with Best and Fairest and leading goal kicker awards, Victorian and All Australian selections, and 226 games under his belt. He captained the Demons for seven years, as well as Victoria, and coached the Australia International Rules Team for four years. He is now a writer for the Herald Sun, and works on television with Channel Nine and on radio with Triple M. See other Children's Fiction sets and box sets click here Specky Magee and the Boots of Glory Book 4 by Felice Arena and Garry Lyon
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