The Bench Warmers (Ball Stars #1)

Author: David Lawrence

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Price : $12.99 AUD
ISBN : 9780143781639
Publisher : Random House Australia
Imprint : Random House Childrens Books
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Weight (g) : 0.112
Publication date : January 2017
Dimensions : 197mm X 132mm X 17mm
Produced in : Australia
RRP : 12.99
Availability date : February 2017
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Author : David Lawrence
Series : Ball Stars Ser.
Bind : Paperback
Edition : 217
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Language : English
Dewey classification : 823.92
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Pages : 144
BIC subject : YFR
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Description

A fun-filled junior fiction series written in partnership with Basketball AustraliaMeet the Bench Warmers - Danny, Crystal, Angie, Omyr, Leanne and Cody. They're the new basketball players at Robdale Primary and according to hot shot Greg 'The Goat' McGriffin, they don't have a chance of winning a lunchtime game. But when the gang are picked as part of the school squad things start to look up. SWISH! Can the newbies shake off their name in the upcoming interschool comp, or will it be just another reminder of where they really belong?

Author description

David Lawrence is a comedy writer/performer who accidentally became a children's author in 2008. He has written for numerous TV shows including Hamish & Andy, Comedy Inc., and Talkin' About Your Generation, and is cast member of the ABC3 children's sketch comedy show, You're Skitting Me. His books, Anna Flowers and the three part Fox Swift series, have sporting themes and use humour to tackle issues such as bullying and racism in schools. David still hopes to play AFL football and win a Brownlow Medal ... but at age 51, it's going to be tough.

Acknowledgement of country

The Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal People have lived in the coastal landscape around Byron Bay for at least 22,000 years.We acknowledge and show respect for the original people on the land on which we are based. We respectfully acknowledge the ancient cultural presence in the Australian landscape by First Nation peoples and their ongoing traditional and spiritual custodianship of the marine areas, beaches, bush, rivers, lakes and mountains.