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'Happy days! Davey Warner, Sunil Deep and Tay Tui have been selected to play for the South East school rep team, the South East Slammers. It’s a dream come true, even if Mr Perfect, Josh Jarrett from Shimmer Bay under 12s, is named captain.

'Training for the rep side is twice a week, no excuses and no exceptions. Davey, Sunil and Tay would go fourteen times a week, especially if it meant they could miss out on class with old Mr Mudge. The only problem is that rep training clashes with Max’s doggy school – Davey promised his mum he’d take his cheeky foxie to amend for eating all of 6M’s homework.

'How can Davey keep his promise to his mum to train Max and play for the South East Slammers? And how...' (Publication summary)

'Davey and his friends in the South East Slammers rep team travel to the country for the weekend for a match against the dreaded North-West Whackers.

'But not only is their cranky Year 6 teacher, Mr Mudge, chaperoning the team, school bully Mo Clouter and his band of buffoons have suspiciously joined the cheerleading team for the away game.

'Then Davey discovers that Max, his cheeky fox terrier, has stowed away on the bus, and no motel will put them up with a stinky hound in tow, so they are forced to camp in a nearby paddock. Tents are torn, Max eats all the food, and someone is snoring so loudly that no one gets any sleep... ' (Publication summary)

'Little Davey Warner and his friends have a test match planned, a whole weekend of cricket on the beach, playing against Shimmer Bay and their captain, Josh Jarrett, AKA Mr Perfect.

'But when Davey and his friends hit the sand they find they’ll have to share it with some unexpected visitors. What’s more, Shimmer Bay has a new opening batter who Josh calls his ‘secret weapon’ — and who looks a lot like Davey.

'What’s the new player hiding up his sleeve? And why is Kevin sneaking off every chance he gets?

'Will the Sandhill Flats kids even be able to finish the Test match, let alone win?' (Publication summary)

'Davey and his friends are off to Gold's Cricket Camp to help them get an upper hand on the summer of cricket ahead.

'Sunil and Davey have their eyes on the prize – Sunil as captain, and Davey as vice. But at camp they run into a new nemesis, Kaine - the opposition's captain and Class A bully and dictator. Between paintball, pranks and poltergeists Sunil and Davey have their work cut out for them. And what – or who – is appearing in Davey's dreams to give him advice?

'Can Sunil and Davey prove they are worthy of the leadership of their team? And will their secret weapon arrive in time for the match?' (Publication summary)