Tony Hawk: Professional Skateboarder – The Young Adult Autobiography of a 'Demon' Child Who Found Peace and Became a Hero - Softcover

Hawk, Tony; Mortimer, Sean

 
9780060096892: Tony Hawk: Professional Skateboarder – The Young Adult Autobiography of a 'Demon' Child Who Found Peace and Became a Hero
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0060096896 ISBN 13: 9780060096892
Verlag: Dey Street Books, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

In this young adult autobiography, Tony Hawk shares the stories from his life that have helped him become a skateboarding hero.

Hawk speaks of being a super-competitive ′demon′ child who found peace while on a skateboard. Classmates teased him because of his interest in an ′uncool′ sport. Instead of retaliating with violence, he practised even more. With his story, he will inspire a younger generation of fans to stand up for what they believe in and follow their dreams.

Ages 8-12

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Tony Hawk is the bestselling author of Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder. In the 1999 X Games, Tony landed the first 900 degree arial turn in skateboarding history. A stunt he had been working on for years. He has released three video games for playstation: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. He lives in Carlsbad, California, with his wife and three children.



Sean Mortimer was the editor of Skate -- boarder magazine and coauthored Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder with Tony Hawk. He lives in Oceanside, California, with his wife and son.

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In this young adult autobiography, Tony Hawk shares the stories from his life that have helped him become a skateboarding hero.

Hawk speaks of being a super-competitive ′demon′ child who found peace while on a skateboard. Classmates teased him because of his interest in an ′uncool′ sport. Instead of retaliating with violence, he practised even more. With his story, he will inspire a younger generation of fans to stand up for what they believe in and follow their dreams.

Ages 8-12

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Verlag
Dey Street Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2002
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0060096896
ISBN 13 
9780060096892
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
155
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