Author(s): Marlane Ainsworth

Fiction - middle

Tommo is neat, quiet, calm and careful, and he plays lead trumpet in the school band. His best friend, Smelly, is a girl who is messy, noisy, rough and impulsive, and she is a star player in the school footy team. The band and the footy team go to the city to take part in their respective state-wide competitions. Chaos ensues. Age 8+.