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  • The Main Event: The Moves and Muscle of Pro Wrestling

    Patrick Jones

    Library Binding (21st Century, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Nothing in wrestling can match the excitement of the main event. It's the match that everyone wants to see, the match that will have fans talking the next day. Author Patrick Jones takes the reader deep inside the world of pro wrestling and shows how its stars—and the wild characters they portray—have turned pro wrestling into a billion-dollar industry. Take a seat and gear up for the greatest show in wrestling—the main event!
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  • Fight or Flee

    Patrick Jones

    eBook (Darby Creek TM, Jan. 1, 2016)
    Do the crime, do the time behind bars. But once you've been in, it can be tough to stay out. When Hinton Helsinger leaves the Youth Correctional Center, he's set on reforming his impulsive ways. But things at home have changed: his dad has been killed, his mom's remarried his uncle, and his uncle is the new kingpin of the family gang that controls the town's drug trade. Threatened by Hinton's return, Hinton's uncle hatches a sinister plot using Hinton's girlfriend, Olivia, as a pawn. As Hinton struggles between the impulse to avenge his dad's death and the desire to seek a way out of that corrupt life, he embarks on a downward spiral of revenge and madness from which he and those he loves are unlikely to escape. This modern twist on Shakespeare's Hamlet explores the themes of reform, revenge, and self-destruction.
  • Ultimate Fighting: The Brains and Brawn of Mixed Martial Arts

    Patrick Jones

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press TM, Aug. 1, 2013)
    What if a boxer and a wrestler fought? Who would win? What if a fighter skilled in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tangled with a foe trained in traditional judo? These were questions that fans of combat sports asked for years, but how to settle it? The answer: mixed martial arts. In this action-packed book, you'll meet the superstars and record holders of mixed martial arts, get behind-the-scenes details about some of its most dramatic moments, and find out what the future holds for this radical hybrid sport.
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  • Combat Zone

    Patrick Jones

    language (Darby Creek TM, Aug. 1, 2015)
    Having a parent return from military duty is a dream come true. But sometimes, coming home comes with problems.Justin's got it all planned out. He's going to graduate high school, enroll at the Naval Academy, and become a Navy SEAL, just like his dad. But when he finds out a secret his dad has been keeping, Justin's world is turned upside down. He feels betrayed by his biggest role model. When his aggression spins out of control, his future with the Navy is on the line. Justin might not be in combat yet, but he'll have to figure how to readjust under pressure before it's too late.
  • Head Kick

    Patrick Jones

    Paperback (Darby Creek TM, Aug. 1, 2013)
    Nong Vang dreams that one day he'll be an MMA superstar. He can trash-talk with as much force as his deadly kicks. But being a hero in his real life hinges on more than his first amateur MMA fight―it means struggling through school and protecting his family from his bully big brother. Can he find the courage and skill to succeed inside the cage and out?
  • At the Center

    Patrick Jones

    eBook (Darby Creek TM, Aug. 1, 2016)
    Cody's basketball team, The Rebels, has an almost perfect record, thanks to the skills of his best friend Jayson "Dominator" Davis. Jayson is new to the team and to the nearly all-white high school. Tension between the coach and Jayson has simmered since he transferred from the inner city. When Coach kicks Jayson off the team, more than the school's record is at stake. A school-wide dispute falls along racial lines, and Cody finds himself at the center. Can Cody step up his game where it really counts?
  • Returning to Normal

    Patrick Jones

    Paperback (Darby Creek TM, Jan. 1, 2015)
    Life is looking up for Xavier. Things are good with Jennie, his baseball coach believes in him, he's earned the role of closer, and his dad's coming home after serving ten years. But making up for lost time with his dad doesn't go as Xavier had hoped. It seems his dad's always angry with him. Or drinking. Or out. Or lecturing Xavier on what it means to be a man. When the tension at home builds, Xavier's own hot temper flares, threatening to send him down the same path as his father. Xavier is determined to make a different life. Can he figure out how to control his actions to keep his baseball dreams alive?
  • Outburst

    Patrick Jones

    Paperback (Darby Creek TM, Aug. 1, 2014)
    After serving time for assault, Jada lands in foster care and a new school to try to turn her life around. She knows she has to control her bursts of anger if she wants to go home to her mom. But the Markhams' house rules are unbearable. And what makes the staff at Rondo Alternative High School any different from the teachers who've written her off before? When tensions flare, Jada is put to the test. Can she find the strength to make the right decisions and regain her mom's trust―before it's too late?
  • Cheated

    Patrick Jones

    Paperback (Walker Childrens, Aug. 1, 2009)
    Mick, Brody and Aaron spend most of their free time drinking and commiserating about the raw deal they have in life. One night, instead of going to the high school football game, they start on a drinking binge that spirals down farther and farther until it ends with a deadly mistake. Although he's not part of the violence, Mick helps his friends cover up their terrible actions. When they get caught, Mick must decide whether to trust his friends not to talk to the police or to choose to be the one tha t makes a deal to get himself off the hook. An exploration of class, opportunity-or the lack thereof-and the consequences of taking the wrong path.
  • Requital: Your Crimes Seek You

    Patrick jones

    language (Trivedi publications, Feb. 7, 2018)
    Tanya gets a mysterious phone call from a stranger who has kidnapped her younger sister and seems to be knowing everything about her. He is not willing to negotiate in anyway. All he wants is Tanya to suffer. In a series of places that the mysterious caller asks Tanya to visit, Tanya inches closer to the identity of the caller with evil intentions.will Tanya be able to figure out who this kidnapper is and what is his intentions are? 'Requital: your crimes seek you' , is the abridged version of the full length book by the name and also authored by Patrick jones. he plans a worldwide release of the full length novel by the end of February this year.Patrick jones is the pen name of an author who uses many such names to publish.
  • Raising Heaven

    Patrick Jones

    Paperback (Darby Creek TM, Jan. 1, 2015)
    Deja's mom has never been there when Deja needed her. She's lied, run off, and gotten into trouble with the law more times than anyone can count. She always promises to change―and always breaks those promises. Now―seventeen years after Deja was born in prison―her mom is back behind bars and having another baby. Deja agrees to raise baby Heaven until her mother returns home. She's determined to give Heaven the loving family life Deja never had. But being a substitute parent is harder than Deja expected. She'll need help from her friends, her grandmother, and even the mother she stopped trusting a long time ago. And she hopes that maybe―just maybe―she can keep her promises to Heaven.
  • On Guard

    Patrick Jones

    eBook (Darby Creek TM, Aug. 1, 2016)
    Point guard Mercedes Morgan is on track to set the all-state record for three-pointers. She's even caught the attention of a big-time college recruiter. But her sister has fallen in with a gang from the old neighborhood, and a drive-by shooting lands her in a coma. Now their little brother might be headed down the same dangerous path. Can the star player help her family leave the past behind them while also saving her season, or will they always be on guard?