Hubert and the Magic Glasses by Candice Lemon-Scott and Joe Spellman (UK Edition)

Hubert and the Magic Glasses

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Candice Lemon-Scott • Joe Spellman

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Hubert and the Magic Glasses

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Hubert and the Magic Glasses

Candice Lemon-Scott Illustrated by Joe Spellman

First published in the UK in 2018

by New Frontier Publishing Europe Ltd 93 Harbord Street, London SW6 6PN www.newfrontierpublishing.co.uk ISBN: 978-1-912076-91-8 Text copyright Š Candice Lemon-Scott 2012 Illustrations copyright Š Joe Spellman 2012 The rights of Candice Lemon-Scott to be identified as the author and Joe Spellman to be identified as the illustrator of this work have been asserted.

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For my daughters, Krystalin and Aliena. CLS For my wife, Ann, and one of our many pets, Cheyenne. JS

1 Hubert sat on the bench in the change rooms and slowly put on his T-shirt and football boots. He was so nervous he could barely tie his laces. He was goalkeeper for Goodview’s Under 12s Able Ants football team; and he was hopeless.

They were about to play the Wandering Wombats, the worst team in the region. But that just made Hubert feel even worse. If he couldn’t keep the ball out of the goal with that team playing, the Ants had no chance 7

of making it through to the next round. He had just finished tying the laces on his boots when Coach walked in.

‘Nearly ready, Hubert? Everyone else is already on the field warming up.’

‘Yes, Coach.’

‘Great. All you have to remember today is to keep your eye on the ball.’

‘Sure, Coach,’ Hubert gulped.

‘That’s the way,’Coach said encouragingly.

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After a pre-match talk from Coach, the Ants ran onto the field to start play. Hubert’s knees shook like a couple of lolly wrappers blowing in the wind. He could see his mum, dad and little sister, Caitlyn, sitting in the crowd, waving and grinning.

What hope do we have of winning with a name like Able Ants? thought Hubert. Talk about being at the bottom of the food chain. They were about to be squashed into oblivion with him as goalie.

Hubert was taking his place on the field when his best friend, James, came over.

‘We’ll beat them easy today. Those Wombats are dead meat,’ James said, clapping his hands together, so close to Hubert’s nose that he nearly snapped it off.

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