Maxx Rumble Soccer 1: Knockout!

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"Don't worry, Rexxy," I said. "The Giants just THINK they're smart. I bet they're even dumber than us!" "IMPOSSIBLE!" said Rexxy. Eight teams. Three weeks. One winner! That's the Soccer Knockout competition. And the Saints want to be that winner. But before they even reach the second round, they must beat a team of total geniuses!

Michael Wagner is the author of 50+ books for children. Prior to becoming a children's author, Michael had worked as radio broadcaster, written and produced award-winning animation, and written and performed comedy. In his spare time, he writes songs for his band, The Grownups. You can find out more about Michael from his fun and revealing website: www.michaelwagner.com.au Terry Denton is best known for the Gasp! books and TV series, the Wombat and Fox stories, and his 20 books in collaboration with Andy Griffiths. He has written 22 children's books himself and collaborated on 80 more with some of the most popular children's authors in Australia. Terry won the Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award in 1986 for Felix & Alexander and has since been short-listed for many awards both in Australia and internationally. His work has won more than 25 children's choice awards throughout Australia. Terry lives by the beach in a life he shares with his wife and three kids.

One does not need to know anything about soccer or be a soccer fan to be caught up in this very enjoyable trio of stories. They will delight any reader, no matter what might be their sporting interests. For a good laugh they are real winners. * Reading Time * The combination of two of Australia's most hilarious creators of children's books has resulted in a hoot of a series with soccer as its basis. Perfect for boys or girls. * ABC Radio Queensland Review Segment * Maxx Rumble Soccer Knockout is a great story for independent readers moving into their first novels. * ReadPlus *