Stuff Happens

Tom

Pat Flynn

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Random House
29 July 2015

Children's & Educational; General fiction (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's&YA)

Stuff Happens is an important new series for boys aged between 7 and 11 about everyday challenges. Created by series editor, Susannah McFarlane, and written by established authors Tony Wilson, Andrew Daddo, Philip Gwynne, Will Kostakis, Oliver Phommavanh, Scot Gardner, Justin D'Ath and James Roy, each book features a different character and follows them as they overcome a particular everyday challenge. It explores those everyday struggles in life that boys can sometimes be reluctant to express: quarrels with mates, a bad day at school, fear of disappointing mum and dad, rejection and not fitting in.

Stuff Happens. Real-life stories for boys. Suitable for beginner and newly confident readers.

Stuff happens sometimes. Everyday stuff.

At school, at home, with sport, with mates.

For Tom it happened during a tennis match.

Tom Connors is a very good tennis player. When it comes to hitting a ball over a net he can do it better than almost anyone else his age, including the state-ranked Zac Zepharis who trains at the same club as Tom and also goes to Monvale Primary. Tom's problem is that he struggles to control his nerves in a match, particularly on his serve. His left arm seems to have a mind of its own and he can't even toss the ball up straight, let alone hit the serve powerfully into a corner of the box like Zac can. Tom was fine until 6 months ago when he held match point against Zac in the club championship, only to serve a double fault and lose the match. He thinks about this loss all the time, and ever since his serve and game have got progressively worse. Can Tom find a way to overcome his nerves?

By: Pat Flynn
Imprint: Random House
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 98g
ISBN: 9780143308850
ISBN 10: 0143308858
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 29 July 2015
Recommended Age: From 6 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pat Flynn grew up running around an old dairy farm in Queensland, before moving to Canberra to attend the Australian Institute of Sport on a tennis scholarship. After playing and coaching on the professional circuit he became a teacher, where his observations of young people - their interests and stories - led to him write a book about a teenage skateboarder called Alex Jackson. Alex Jackson is now a series that has received rave reviews. Pat Flynn now writes books for a living, in a house near the beach on the Sunshine Coast. He likes to start the day off with a surf and end it walking along the beach with his wife. His latest books include Get Rich Quick, Don't Kiss Girls, How to Get Dumped and Aussie Chomp: The Mal Rider.

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Stuff Happens

Tom

Pat Flynn

$14.99

Paperback

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