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      Lost Voice of the Grand Final

      Discovered by Sleuth Astrid, the Mind-Reading Chook

      Written by Hazel Edwards.

      www.hazeldedwards.com

      Illustrated and designed by Jane Connory.

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      It was the Grand Final on Saturday. Carrot the Parrot was the Coach for the Birds’ team. But he’d lost his voice. Sleuth Astrid had to find it, in time for the Grand Final because the team needed the Voice of the Coach.

      Was the Voice captured in the TV ‘Footy’ studio? Lost down his throat? Was a Voice Coach any use? What about the Speakeasy? Or the Voice-over on the TV Footy panel or on Talk-back?

      And then there’s the Bird Wedding of the Year. Carrot was supposed to be the MC (Master of Ceremonies).

      As usual, Sleuth Astrid the Mind-Reading Chook, solves the problem.

      Hidden in each chapter is a clue that will help solve Astrid’s mystery. Snoop around each illustration to find a hidden letter, unscramble a word and help Astrid uncover the secret to the lost voice of the grand final.

      Also in the Sleuth Astrid series, by Hazel Edwards.

      Copyright © Hazel Edwards and Jane Connory, 2011.

      Written By Hazel Edwards.

      www.hazeledwards.com

      Illustration and design by Jane Connory.

      www.janeconnory.com

      978-0-9871575-3-9 Sleuth Astrid: Lost Voice of the Grand Final

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      Chapter Contents

      Chapter 1 Entry I.D.

      Chapter 2 The Job

      Chapter 3 Coach With No Voice

      Chapter 4 Speakeasy

      Chapter 5 T.V. Studio

      Chapter 6 Talk-Back Radio & The Voice Coach

      Chapter 7 The Grand Final

      Chapter 8 Bird of the Year Wedding

      Chapter 1

      Entry I.D.

      Grand Final is one of those SPECIAL days. For months, footy fans look forward to the Grand Final, especially if their team is in the Finals match. Or even in the Semi-Finals. Fans wear their team colours and numbers. They sing team songs. And they talk about their players’ injuries. Football fitness is more important than world peace in the farmyard.

      Rooster thinks he’s boss of the yard. But the hens are the real players. I know all the farmyard gossip about who is doing what. But I don’t follow football.

      ‘Which is your football team?’ Rooster asks. He likes the team with his Rooster colours. I don’t peck an answer. As a hi-tech chook, I know stuff Rooster doesn’t. Especially since I work part-time as a sleuth.

      ‘Do you follow Soccer?’

      I shake my head.

      ‘Do you like Aussie Rules?’

      I shake my head.

      ‘Do you like Rugby?’

      I shake my head.

      ‘Then why are you going to the Grand Final?’ asks Rooster.

      ‘Working there.’

      I’m on a budget.

      And I don’t make lots of money.

      So I couldn’t afford a ticket for the Grand Final.

      Those tickets cost squillions.

      But I had a bit of luck.

      I was asked to work there on Grand Final Day, by my agent.

      ‘Does that mean I get in for free?’ I asked.

      ‘Only if you’re wearing a special ID tag,’ said my agent Ben.

      And that’s why I now have an ALL ENTRY PASS. I can get into any stand. Even into the training area.

      My e-ID tag says ‘VISITOR: Special Security’.

      I’m on the job.

      But I’m not telling Rooster. The hens will tell him the gossip soon enough. He’d be green with envy. And that won’t match his club colours.