Michael Panckridge

Michael Panckridge’s Legends series always makes me think of my own school sport competitions and the great time my friends and I had, Clearing the Pack is no exception to this. We are thrown back into Sandhurst’s Legend of Sport Competition, and this time the want-to-be legend boys are tackling the football field and the girls battling it out on the court in netball games. And let’s not forget about the library and its mysterious goings on. But Bryce has that covered while Mitch copes with being on a team with Travis Fisk and Luci on a team with Mia. Again, Panckridge explores what it means to be a good teammate, do what’s right and sticking up for your friends in a way that entices apprehensive readers and bookworms alike; all while Mitch and his mates try to become Legends of Sport.… (meer)

Mitchell Grady and his friends are back, this time battling it out for the Legend of Tennis title. But this time it’s different, this time Mitch and his friends will verse each other in an attempt to win the coveted title. Will this damage their friendships, or will being a good sport win out? One thing’s for sure, school bully Travis Fisk isn’t worried about anyone’s feelings, he’s out to win and has some dirty tricks up his sleeve to do so.

In the previous Legends novels author Michael Panckridge has tackled the ever-developing themes of friendship, competiveness and bullying; Down the Line is no different. With tennis being the sport focused on in the novel, Panckridge explores the emotions regarding playing competitively against friends, what that can do to friendships and how to have good sportsmanship.… (meer)