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    Battle Royale (The Selwood Boys, #1)
    Battle Royale (The Selwood Boys, #1)
    Battle Royale (The Selwood Boys, #1)
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    Battle Royale (The Selwood Boys, #1)

    By Tony Wilson, Adam Selwood, Troy Selwood and

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    Four future AFL stars under one roof!?


    Go back to where it all began with The Selwood Boys ...


    In the Selwood house, there's madness and mayhem every day -- and footy, of course!

    Meet the Selwood boys ... There's the twins, Troy and Adam, pulling pranks and making mischief, then Joel with his sneaky, cheeky antics, and finally little Scott, who just does his best (or make that his worst!) to keep up.

    Can Joel finally get off the sidelines and onto the footy field to play with his big brothers? It'll be a battle royale that's bound to involve the whole family!


    PRAISE

    'the perfect suggestion for readers of Specky Magee ... a fantastic tale for all young readers, aged seven and up, with a love for the game.' Books+Publishing, Four stars

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers Australia
    Release dateNov 1, 2016
    ISBN9781460707111
    Battle Royale (The Selwood Boys, #1)
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    Tony Wilson

    Tony Wilson is a much-loved Australian children's book author and one-time Hawthorn draftee. His books include Harry Highpants, The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas, Stuff Happens: Jack, Emo the Emu and The Cow Tripped Over the Moon, which was an Honour Book in the 2016 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards. Tony lives in Melbourne.  

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      Battle Royale (The Selwood Boys, #1) - Tony Wilson

      Hi! We’re the Selwood Boys!

      We can’t wait for you to read our new series, written by bestselling kids’ author Tony Wilson. These books are all about our childhood, growing up in Bendigo, Victoria. With four footy-mad boys in one house, you can probably imagine the things we used to get up to!

      In these stories, Tony has taken inspiration from all the funny things that happened to us as kids, and then he’s added even more!

      We’ve loved making these books with Tony and we hope you love reading them.

      Troy, Adam, Joel and Scott

      THE SELWOOD BOYS

      COLLECT THEM ALL!

      OUT NOW!

      Book 1 – Battle Royale

      Book 2 – The Miracle Goal

      OUT SOON!

      Book 3 – Hit the Road

      Book 4 – Versus the Street

      DEDICATION

      For Mum and Dad

      — Troy, Adam, Joel and Scott

      For Harry, my number one footy star

      — Tony Wilson

      CONTENTS

      Dedication

      One

      Two

      Three

      Four

      Five

      Six

      Seven

      Eight

      Nine

      Ten

      Eleven

      Twelve

      Thirteen

      Fourteen

      Fifteen

      Sixteen

      An Excerpt from The Selwood Boys: The Miracle Goal

      About the Selwoods

      About the Author

      Copyright

      ONE

      1996

      ‘One on the trampoline!’ Mum called from the back door. ‘You know the rule! I don’t want any trips to the emergency department!’

      All four boys froze. They were a sweaty mess of bodies, arms and legs all tangled up together.

      ‘Don’t move or say anything,’ Troy whispered.

      ‘If we’re quiet, she’ll go inside,’ Adam added.

      Joel tried not to breathe too loudly. His head was under Troy’s knee, Scott’s nose was under Adam’s armpit, and Sally the dog was leaping about under the trampoline, yapping madly.

      ‘Boys, you are being sensible, aren’t you?’ Mum called a second time.

      If only Mum knew. They were only halfway through a Battle Royale, and it was anything but sensible. The rules were you had to get everyone else off the trampoline. And . . . well, there weren’t really any other rules. Mum turned slowly to go back inside. She stopped, and it looked like she might come outside.

      In that moment, Joel noticed how close he was to Scott’s bum. ‘Scooter, don’t you dare fart,’ he whispered.

      ‘Okay, boys,’ Mum said, finally closing the door. ‘Nothing stupid, all right? Dinner in fifteen.’

      Scott started giggling. Joel knew what was coming. He started to push at his brother’s knee, desperate to get away. But it was too late. Scott let loose.

      ‘Scoo-ter!’ Joel complained, trying not to breathe in the foul smell.

      Troy pulled his arm from under Adam’s back to block his nose. ‘Aah, Scooter, that’s disgusting! Quick, check your nappy!’

      Scott used the trampoline to spring at Troy. ‘I don’t have a nappy!’ he yelled, his arms suddenly around Troy’s neck. ‘I’m six! I’m big! I DON’T HAVE A NAPPY!’

      Troy tried to stand up, but now Scott had both arms around his neck.

      Adam switched into his wrestling-commentary voice. ‘Oh my, have a look at this. Mr Wonderful Troy Selwood has been set upon by Scooty Doo. Scooty Doo — the tenacious little warrior. He has Mr Wonderful in a headlock. Will he use his famous killer nappy move?’

      ‘Aaaaargh!’ Scott roared again and leapt from Troy’s neck towards Adam. ‘Stop saying stuff about nappies!’

      The twins were laughing so hard they could barely stand up. Joel and Scott saw their chance. They grabbed whatever legs they could reach and threw the twins from the trampoline.

      ‘It’s an upset!’ Adam went on as he and Troy fell across the springs. ‘The two heavyweight champions are out and it’s just Scooty Doo and Boundary Boy in the ring.’

      Now it was Joel’s turn to complain. ‘Boundary Boy? I’m not Boundary Boy! I’m Gary Ablett. I’m Yablett!’

      The twins shook their heads.

      Troy grinned. ‘Sorry, Joel. You’re definitely Boundary Boy. You might get to play one day, who knows, but while you’re an actual boundary umpire, your wrestling name is Boundary Boy.’

      Adam put on his most serious face. ‘Sorry, Boundary Boy. It’s just the facts.’

      Joel angrily picked up his little brother in a squeeze hold.

      ‘Oh my!’ Adam shouted, back in his American commentator voice. ‘There can only be one king! Boundary Boy has Scooty Doo in a waist lock! Look at the speed and power! He’s surely the greatest boundary umpire in the world of professional sports entertainment! An eight-year-old bundle of pure boundary-umpiring rage!’

      ‘Oh no,’ Troy joined in. ‘Is he going to do his famous Boundary Toss? Careful, Scooter. Scooooo-ter!’

      The twins were laughing again. With a frustrated grunt, Joel

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