Books with author Pat Flynn

Before Alex Jackson was a pro skateboarder he was a kid. Before he met Becky Tonella, beat up Billy Johnstone, boardslided 15 stairs, he was searching for the one thing that would make his life make sense. This is the year he found it. Set when Alex was in Year 6, this is a fun filled rollicking adventure that introduces Alex and his mates. A genre Pat Flynn has successfully made his own.

In Year 9 the action rips. Alex lands himself a gig in a skating video, his mum is hellbent on getting out of Beeton and a new girl rolls into his life. The SWA gang skate hard, but when they lead Alex out of the park into the street, they could be leading him into trouble. And what the hell does SWA stand for anyway? Join Alex for the ride and find out if it's with or without Becky - his first love.

Some words are the same in every culture. Hope, Texas was the last place that Ozzie, a league loving lad from the Queensland outback, expected to find himself. And the gridiron field, green and perfect under bright Friday lights seemed a world away from the tough, dirt-blown rugby grounds of his home. But life has ways of sidestepping even the best planned plays, and when Ozzie leaves the only place he's ever known for a town on the other side of the world, he doesn't know that he's about to run on in the hardest game he'll every experience. The game they call growing up.

This book, aimed at 12-15 year olds, is the final novel in Pat Flynn's bestselling Alex Jackson trilogy. In this final installment, Alex is introduced to an unpredictable and confusing world. He departs Logan City, bidding farewell to his parents and girlfriend, to go on a professional skateboarding tour with the Zen team. He quickly realizes that he has many important decisions to make, and that he has just been handed more responsibility than he has ever known.

In To the Light, Jamie is determined to be the best surfer in the upcoming local competition. Then he is almost wiped out by a huge wave while tube riding for the first time. Being inside the wave is the ultimate for a surfer. Once you've been, you'll never forget. But once you're in you have to make it out. Jamie's goal looks almost lost. That is until he befriends an old Malibu rider who teaches the young surfer how to become part of the wave and make it to the light. To the Light is written by Pat Flynn, the author of the popular Alex Jackson skateboarding series (Univ. of Queensland Press).

A laugh-out-loud collection of stories about cricket, kissing, and school from award-winning children’s author Pat Flynn Tony Ross is an ordinary 13-year-old boy with big dreams: he wants to prove he’s as good as his best mate Kane and he wants to kiss Ashleigh Simpkin—the love of his life. But dreams don’t always go the way we see them in our head. Tony finds this out when he ends up dead. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, but mostly you’ll be amazed at the crazy stunts that Tony pulls to win a cricket match and capture a girl’s heart.

A laugh - aloud collection of stories about cricket, kissing and school from award - winning children's author Pat Flynn. Tony Ross is an ordinary 13 - year - old boy with big dreams: he wants to prove he's as good as his best mate Kane and he wants to kiss Ashleigh Simpkin - the love of his life. But dreams don't always go the way we see them in our head. Tony finds this out when he ends up dead. You'll laugh, you'll cry, but mostly you'll be amazed at the crazy stunts that Tony pulls to win a cricket match and capture a girl's heart.