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The Kaboom Kid series #2
Playing Up
For Ages: 8 - 11
Meet Little Davey Warner. He lives in Sandhill Flats with his mum and dad and his brother Steve – and his stinky dog Max. Davey and his schoolmates – even Max – are MAD for cricket. All they want to do is play … but there’s always something getting in their way.
In this second book in the series, Davey wishes he could be as good a cricketer as his older brother Steve, who’s always telling him to practise more. And there’s nothing else that Davey and his mates like to do more – the classroom is as good as the playground, right? Mr Mudge, the Year 6 teacher and absolute grump, doesn’t think so, especially after being donked on the head by the ball, and confiscates Davey’s precious bat, ‘Kaboom’.
What’s Davey going to do without his precious bat? It’s like a part of his body. And of course a selector has turned up at club training, and Davey’s HOPELESS without his bat. He’s really happy for his mate, Sunil, though, who the selector taps on the shoulder.
Davey’s feeling pretty down – that is, until Steve asks him to play up and fill in on his team for a big match. Davey’s ecstatic, but then realises that without Kaboom, he’ll let his brother down. He’s GOT to get Kaboom back … but how? And why does Mo Clouter think he can find it? In the meantime, Davey will keep practising, but will he be good enough to be play with his brother?
Meet Little Davey Warner. He lives in Sandhill Flats with his mum and dad and his brother Steve – and his stinky dog Max. Davey and his schoolmates – even Max – are MAD for cricket. All they want to do is play … but there’s always something getting in their way.
In this second book in the series, Davey wishes he could be as good a cricketer as his older brother Steve, who’s always telling him to practise more. And there’s nothing else that Davey and his mates like to do more – the classroom is as good as the playground, right? Mr Mudge, the Year 6 teacher and absolute grump, doesn’t think so, especially after being donked on the head by the ball, and confiscates Davey’s precious bat, ‘Kaboom’.
What’s Davey going to do without his precious bat? It’s like a part of his body. And of course a selector has turned up at club training, and Davey’s HOPELESS without his bat. He’s really happy for his mate, Sunil, though, who the selector taps on the shoulder.
Davey’s feeling pretty down – that is, until Steve asks him to play up and fill in on his team for a big match. Davey’s ecstatic, but then realises that without Kaboom, he’ll let his brother down. He’s GOT to get Kaboom back … but how? And why does Mo Clouter think he can find it? In the meantime, Davey will keep practising, but will he be good enough to be play with his brother?
- GenresSports
160 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2014
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About the author
David Warner
72 books32 followersOne of Australia’s most influential athletes and the world’s most explosive batsman, David Warner was the leading run scorer in Australia’s whitewash against England last summer, which attracted millions of viewers across the five Test Ashes series. Over the next year, Australia will contest a T20 World Cup, an ODI World Cup at home and another Ashes series in England and Warner is set to spearhead the country’s ambitions in all three series. David loves kids, loves kids playing cricket and has written these books about growing up with cricket to encourage kids of all persuasions to play for fun and fitness. You can learn more at Warner31.com.
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October 27, 2014
Little Davey Warner and his cricket loving friends played cricket whenever they could, but their year six teacher, Mr Mudge was always doing his best to steer them in another direction. His boring lessons meant the boys day-dreamed constantly; the day that Davey went too far and practised with Kaboom, his lucky bat, in the classroom was a day he wouldn't forget. For Mr Mudge caught Davey, and took Kaboom - there was no promise that he would return it either.
Davey felt lost - he couldn't play cricket without Kaboom. Steve, his big brother, told him to practise his bowling which he knew he needed to do. But with a selector coming to view Davey and his friends at practise, he knew he had no chance. What would he do? How could he possibly play his best without his lucky bat?
Book two in The Kaboom Kid series is as delightful as the first. A great set for kids written by Aussie cricket legend David Warner, he quite obviously remembers the fun he had as a kid. With the series directed at kids between 8-11 years, my 8 year old grandson will enjoy these.
Davey felt lost - he couldn't play cricket without Kaboom. Steve, his big brother, told him to practise his bowling which he knew he needed to do. But with a selector coming to view Davey and his friends at practise, he knew he had no chance. What would he do? How could he possibly play his best without his lucky bat?
Book two in The Kaboom Kid series is as delightful as the first. A great set for kids written by Aussie cricket legend David Warner, he quite obviously remembers the fun he had as a kid. With the series directed at kids between 8-11 years, my 8 year old grandson will enjoy these.
February 19, 2020
(Spoiler)
Warner gets his bat back by stealing then blackmailing the teacher who confiscated it (after hitting the teacher in the head with paper he hit with his bat). You can't have a kids book like that.
Warner gets his bat back by stealing then blackmailing the teacher who confiscated it (after hitting the teacher in the head with paper he hit with his bat). You can't have a kids book like that.
December 9, 2014
Full review at http://thebookshelfgargoyle.wordpress...
I received a copy of this book for review from the publishers.
Ten Second Synopsis:
Davey wants to impress the rep side selectors but his bat has been confiscated by Mr Mudge. Can Davey make it onto the team without Kaboom?
As a non-fan of cricket, it may be surprising that I willingly read the first and quite happily picked up the second book in this series to continue Davey’s adventures. They actually turned out to be pretty fun little holiday reads.
I was mildly disappointed(having sat on the shelf of a few teachers in my time) by the casual blackmail applied by Davey’s team mates to his teacher Mr Mudge, in order to get back a bat that had been confiscated as a punishment for Davey breaking the rules in class. Not quite sure what Warner is suggesting here, but one would have hoped that fair play in life is just as important as fair play on the cricket pitch. I suspect kids won’t be beating themselves up over the ethics of that one, though.
If you’ve got a cricket-mad (or just generally sports-mad) young person around your dwelling who is wandering around bleating about being bored this holidays, I can heartily recommend these first two of the Kaboom Kid series. They’re quick reads that won’t cause any headaches from requiring too much, and will return plenty of enjoyment.
I received a copy of this book for review from the publishers.
Ten Second Synopsis:
Davey wants to impress the rep side selectors but his bat has been confiscated by Mr Mudge. Can Davey make it onto the team without Kaboom?
As a non-fan of cricket, it may be surprising that I willingly read the first and quite happily picked up the second book in this series to continue Davey’s adventures. They actually turned out to be pretty fun little holiday reads.
I was mildly disappointed(having sat on the shelf of a few teachers in my time) by the casual blackmail applied by Davey’s team mates to his teacher Mr Mudge, in order to get back a bat that had been confiscated as a punishment for Davey breaking the rules in class. Not quite sure what Warner is suggesting here, but one would have hoped that fair play in life is just as important as fair play on the cricket pitch. I suspect kids won’t be beating themselves up over the ethics of that one, though.
If you’ve got a cricket-mad (or just generally sports-mad) young person around your dwelling who is wandering around bleating about being bored this holidays, I can heartily recommend these first two of the Kaboom Kid series. They’re quick reads that won’t cause any headaches from requiring too much, and will return plenty of enjoyment.
April 30, 2015
Cute book for a smaller kid. I just read it because i was bored and my little brother had it. It's a good read for a 8-9 year old cricket fanatic
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September 10, 2016Quick, sports filled read. Would appeal to sporting boys.
August 13, 2015
I liked this one more than the first. But I think that's typical of a series because you know the characters better.
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