country. Specky visits the country, and plays for the seniors side in the town, while Danny, Gobba and Robbo battle for the affections for a French exchange student. Specky Magee & the Battle of the Young Guns (2009) is book seven. In this instalment, Specky's career at the Booyong footy team is threatened by failed maths tests and a tough new teacher and coach. He also plays in the National Footy Carnival, and is offered sports management, and a gob-smacking surprise offer that presumably will be the thread in to book eight. Specky Magee & the Best of Oz (2011) is book eight. Specky faces new challenges: a new team, a new country and new code of football. A fast-paced story that sees Specky and his Aussie teammates have an adventure of a lifetime in Ireland. Characters The books follow young football star Simon "Specky" Magee through his teenage years. He is obsessed with AFL, as are most of his mates. Simon "Specky" Magee is the titular character of the novels. He attends local high school Booyong High throughout books 1–3 and 5–7, pausing for a short stint at Gosmore Grammar in book 4. He is portrayed as a twelve-year-old in book 1, a thirteen-year-old in book 2 and in book 3, and a fourteen-year-old Year 9 student in the remaining books. He is incredibly skilled at Aussie Rules footy, mainly as a full-forward, but also occasionally as a wingman, centre half-forward or even centre half-back. He supports five AFL teams, something he cops a lot of flak for: Essendon, Brisbane, Collingwood, Sydney and West Coast. He is the main character, and he was adopted when his biological mother died in a car accident and his biological father couldn't care for him due to it being too difficult. His father barracks for Geelong, and his adopted parents (and sister) hate football. Josh "Robbo" Roberts is one of Specky's best mates. He plays as a ruckman in the Booyong High school team, and is nearly six feet tall. He supports Sydney 100%, having been born there. In book six he begins to date one of Specky's friends, Samantha Shepherd. Danny Castellino is another of Specky's best mates. He is the number-one rover in the Booyong side, and he is portrayed as a very small character. He is extremely fit, and he is a one-eyed supporter of Collingwood. Like Robbo, in book