Netball Diary

Netball or Nothing #4

by B. Hellard, L. Gibbs

Gold medals and love: can Rachel win both? Rachel is now playing for a team called Phoenix and she is doing so well that she is regarded as a core member. Rachel is devastated to miss out on the Australian Netball Squad selection for the Commonwealth Games, but when one of the key Australian players is injured at the final training session, Rachel is called to fill the vacant spot. Her lifelong dream comes true! While away Rachel keeps a diary for the two weeks of the Games, recording her battles with insecurity, victories on the court, travel experiences and the regular phone conversations with boyfriend Daniel. the battle for gold between New Zealand and Australia is both exhausting and exhilarating. After the game Rachel is frustrated when she can't ring Daniel because she is called away to do a media interview. there she discovers that the 'interviewer' is Daniel, who has used all of his savings to be with her for her final match. Ages 10-14

176 pages, Paperback

First published March 26, 2003

About the author

Lisa Gibbs and Bernadette Hellard are sisters who have been involved in all aspects of netball in Australia for many years. They have played at A-grade level as well as coached and umpired. Netball Gems is Lisa and Bernadette’s second published series of netball books. Their earlier series consisted of four books aimed at girls in the 9-13 age range. Lisa is an academic specialising in child health and well-being. She is married with a 19 year old son and two stepsons, one in primary and one in secondary school.

(Penguin.au)

Reviews

[Jess · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have only read the last book of the series and absolutley loved it. Able to be read alone but I really want to read the entire series. Great for young readers or older people looking for an easy read

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm sorry everyone!!! But I just found out that Goodreads has this book series about Netball that I used to read when I was little and I feel nostalgic and so Australian right now.