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After becoming
a teacher, Flynn's observations of young people
- their interests and stories - led to the
ALEX JACKSON series.
The books follow the adventures of a teenage
skateboarder as he navigates the pitfalls
of adolescence, including peer pressure, fights,
and his first love. ALEX
JACKSON: DROPPING IN, a prequel to
the AJ series,
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TO THE
LIGHT was published
in August 2005, and is shortlisted for the
2006 CBC Book of the Year: Younger Readers!
This year, Pat has published
two novels. THE LINE
FORMATION follows Rugby League fan,
Ozzie, from Queensland to Texas and onto
the gridiron field. THE
MAL RIDER is a Penguin Aussie Chomp.
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Flynn now lives on the Sunshine
Coast, surfs, skates and plays the occasional
game of tennis in his spare time. He has spoken
and conducted workshops at many literature festivals,
schools and libraries over the past two years.
His talks for students include: Writing is
like Skateboarding and Write Right,
and his workshop is titled: Funny Writing.
Flynn also speaks and conducts workshops for adults.
For more information, click
here.
"Very positive
response from both staff and students. Pat's model
of writing worked very well with boys."
- Maureen Twomey, St Joseph's
College
"Pat had
an excellent rapport with students and a great
range of writing strategies. He was able to give
concrete examples of how his life experiences
were put into his stories."
- Ann Brown, St James College.
"Pat's
presentations were very professional and entertaining.
Complete with a video and PowerPoint display,
he impressed the audience with his liveliness,
humour and stories."
- Jennifer Hall, Logan City
Council Libraries.
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