Skateboard Tough (Matt Christopher Sports Classics) - Hardcover

Christopher, Matt

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316142476 ISBN 13: 9780316142472

Publisher: Little Brown & Co, 1991

Synopsis

The skateboard that Brett Thyson found buried in his backyard makes him skate better than he ever thought he could, but a series of near-accidents start Brett wondering why the skateboard was buried and whether his luck has a price

About this title

About the Author:

Matt Christopher is the best selling name behind more than 100 sports-themed books for young readers.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-4-- A Stephen King-style mystery for the younger set."Doesn't it make you wonder?" Brett is asked after he unearths a skateboard and claims it as his own. The plot builds suspensefully, yet readers never learn who buried the object, or why Brett can do difficult tricks he never dreamed of attempting before. Eventually he figures out the age-old adage "to thine own self be true," returning to his old skateboard and relying on his own abilities. Followers of Christopher's other novels and Thrasher , a skateboard magazine, will enjoy this. Although some savvy readers will be annoyed by the use of the term "rink" when referring to a skateboarding area, they will appreciate Christopher's descriptions of tricks. Illustrated with realistic black-and-white drawings. --Blair Christolon, Prince William Library, Manassas, VA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Little Brown & Co
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0316142476
• ISBN 13: 9780316142472
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 162
• Illustrator: Casale Paul