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'The football adventure that started it all!
'Simon Magee is twelve and mad about Aussie Rules. He's even got a nickname – 'Specky' – because he takes such spectacular marks. But his family hates footy… So why is there a baby photo of him dressed in footy gear? Determined to find out the truth, Specky uncovers more than he ever bargained for.
'Specky Magee is a one gulp book to be read fast and easily . . .' (Publisher's blurb)
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Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Performing a Neuro Lit Crit Analysis of Specky Magee in the Context of Obesity Bibliotherapy : Persuading Readers to Commit to Exercise
2021
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Rise of the Australian Neurohumanities : Conversations Between Neurocognitive Research and Australian Literature 2021;'In this chapter, I analyse Specky Magee, a contemporary sports children’s narrative written by Garry Lyon and Felice Arena. This novel, published in 2002, is part of the larger homonymous series Specky Magee. Through a Neuro Lit Crit perspective, I close read selected passages from this book. It is proposed that Specky Magee could be employed in a narrative-persuasion-in-health context, the discipline dealing with the persuasive effects of narratives on people’s wellbeing. In particular, it is suggested that reading this novel could serve to encourage Australian children, who are at high risk for obesity, to exercise. To perform this analysis, I examine the potential of corporeal descriptions in Specky Magee, highlighting the possible influence exercised on its young readers by the characters’ successful engagement in football.'
Source: Abstract.
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School Duo Make Their Mark in Footy Fiction
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 10 May 2003; (p. 10) -
For Kids
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 April 2003; (p. 6)
— Review of Specky Magee 2002 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Specky Magee
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 46 no. 4 2002; (p. 29)
— Review of Specky Magee 2002 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Specky Magee
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 16 no. 3 2002; (p. 14)
— Review of Specky Magee 2002 single work children's fiction
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[Review] Specky Magee
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 46 no. 4 2002; (p. 29)
— Review of Specky Magee 2002 single work children's fiction -
For Kids
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 April 2003; (p. 6)
— Review of Specky Magee 2002 single work children's fiction -
Overboard
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 245 2002; (p. 60)
— Review of Specky Magee 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Messenger 2002 single work novel ; Wildlight : A Journey 2002 single work novel ; When You Wake and Find Me Gone 2002 single work novel ; Boy Overboard 2002 single work children's fiction ; Treasure Hunters 2002 single work novel -
[Review] Specky Magee
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 16 no. 3 2002; (p. 14)
— Review of Specky Magee 2002 single work children's fiction -
School Duo Make Their Mark in Footy Fiction
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 10 May 2003; (p. 10) -
Specky Magee and My Dad the All Black
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 10 no. 3 2002; (p. 18-19) -
Performing a Neuro Lit Crit Analysis of Specky Magee in the Context of Obesity Bibliotherapy : Persuading Readers to Commit to Exercise
2021
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Rise of the Australian Neurohumanities : Conversations Between Neurocognitive Research and Australian Literature 2021;'In this chapter, I analyse Specky Magee, a contemporary sports children’s narrative written by Garry Lyon and Felice Arena. This novel, published in 2002, is part of the larger homonymous series Specky Magee. Through a Neuro Lit Crit perspective, I close read selected passages from this book. It is proposed that Specky Magee could be employed in a narrative-persuasion-in-health context, the discipline dealing with the persuasive effects of narratives on people’s wellbeing. In particular, it is suggested that reading this novel could serve to encourage Australian children, who are at high risk for obesity, to exercise. To perform this analysis, I examine the potential of corporeal descriptions in Specky Magee, highlighting the possible influence exercised on its young readers by the characters’ successful engagement in football.'
Source: Abstract.