Sheridan Michael - Sinatra and the Jack Pack The Extraordinary Friendship Between Frank Sinatra and John F. Kennedy, Why They Bonded and What Went Wrong

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Attending a conference called Getting Reluctant Readers Reading, Michael Panckridge skipped lunch to sit in the old commentary box at Victoria Park, where he was inspired to write stories for kids who were as keen on sports as he had been when growing up. Fifteen years on, Michael is the author of over 35 books, selling more than 250,000 copies. As well as sports books such as the Legends series, he also writes action-packed thrillers and suspenseful mysteries. When hes not teaching or writing, Michael enjoys watching sport, reading, and running.

Also by Michael Panckridge

Chasing the Break
Against the Spin
Down the Line
The Toby Jones series
The League of Legends series
The Clued Up series
The Cursed
The Vanishings
The Immortal
The Book of Gabrielle
Be Bully Free
Big Bash League Cricket series

Thanks to Tim and all the staff at Ford Street Publishing for their wonderful support and expertise as we work together to bring The Legends back to life MP

Published by Ford Street Publishing, an imprint of
Hybrid Publishers, PO Box 52, Ormond VIC 3204
Melbourne Victoria Australia

Michael Panckridge 2017

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First published in 2003 by BDB. This edition has been revised.

National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry
Creator: Panckridge, Michael, 1962- author.
Title: Clearing the pack / Michael Panckridge.
eISBN: 9781925804119
Target Audience: For primary school age.
Subjects: Sports--Juvenile fiction.
Childrens stories.

Cover design and interior illustrations: Marita Seaton
Interior design: Grant Gittus Graphics
In-house editor: Tim Harris
Printed in Australia by McPhersons Printing Group

Contents

Structure

Each sport has a teacher in charge. Generally, there will be three types of testing to determine the Legend for each sport.

The percentage for each session is approximate only. The teacher in charge will decide the final balance of scoring.

Practice

All participants in a Legend event will have the opportunity to practise on Wednesday afternoons from 1:00 pm till 5:00 pm. During this time, Legend participants will be able to use the library. Sports staff and sports venues will also be available on request. It is the responsibility of the student to book venues, equipment and other materials. Normal sports training will continue for all students on the appropriate afternoons.

The Legends Noticeboard

The noticeboard outside the gym should be constantly checked for updates. It is the students responsibility to do this.

The Teacher in Charge for the Legends of Football is Mr T.

The Teacher in Charge for the Legends of Netball is Miss Connelly.

Mitchell Grady has become the schools first sporting Legend for the year Legend of the Surf. Hes backed it up with cricket to take his second Legend title. Most recently, Mitchells good friend Jack Crossly has won the Legend of Tennis title, leaving Fisk without a win.

Will Fisk ease up in his attempt to knock out his opposition? He managed to knock Bubba out of the cricket. And he hung Bryce out to dry before the tennis competition. Although Fisk roughed Bryce up, Bryce recovered to knock Fisk out of the tennis tournament fair and square.

What will happen now that the footy has started? Does Fisk have another target lined up?

And how will Luci go in her quest to be Legend of Netball? Will Mia, her archrival, manage to score more points than her in the Netball competition?

And finally, what is the secret in the library?

We always seemed to be looking for Bryce Flavel. Before the school holidays, after the Legend of Tennis presentation, wed been looking for him when he suddenly popped out of nowhere at one end of the library.

Now we were back in the same place, again looking for our missing friend.

Bryce?

There he is, said Bubba, pointing to the deepest and furthest part of the library.

We raced over. Well, okay, we didnt exactly race over, but we hustled and bumped our way across as fast as we could go with Mrs Lee, the library staff member on duty, watching us over her glasses.

Bryce! Cmon, youre supposed to be goal umpiring the first game in fifteen minutes.

Jack and I were toey. The end of the Legend of Tennis presentation meant that wed had to wait a whole month without competing in any sport. But now that June has arrived it is the beginning of Legend of Football month. Four beautiful weeks of football: drop-punts, tackles, goals on the run, screamers, smothers, mud, and more screamers.

But we needed a goal umpire.

Cmon Bryce, lets go, I said.

Bryce looked at us with this stupid, surprised look on his face.

Guys, look at this.

He obviously hadnt taken in a word wed said.

Its a copy of the floor plan of the second level. The library. The

The what? Mrs Lee loomed over us.

The floor plan for our new house, Mrs Lee, piped up Bubba, looking serious.

Oh? Really? Well, lets have a look then, said Mrs Lee.

Yeah, look, theres a corridor for indoor cricket and a mini theatre for all the sport were going to watch, and a

Mrs Lee was looking interested. Bryce had his hands carefully placed over the writing at the top.

Hmmm, very nice, Im sure, she said.

Well, whats keeping you guys, anyway? asked Bryce, folding away the plans. Theres a game of footy to be won. Everyone just stood there. Well? Isnt there? asked Bryce.