Stuff Happens: Michael

Stuff Happens

by Phillip Gwynne

4 boys, 4 stories, 4 great Australian writers in an important new series.

Stuff happens sometimes.

Everyday stuff.

At school, at home, with sport, with mates.

For Ned it happened with a new teacher.

For Sean it happened starting at a new school.

For Michael it happened when he thought he was disappointing his parents.

For Jack it happened when a game at recess went wrong.

120 pages, Paperback

First published August 27, 2014

About the author

Phillip Gwynne's first novel Deadly Unna? the literary hit of 1998, has now sold over 180,000 copies. It was made into the feature film Australian Rules for which Phillip won an AFI award. The sequel, Nukkin Ya, was published to great acclaim in 2000. He has also written The Worst Team Ever, Born to Bake, and A Chook Called Harry in the Aussie Bites series, and Jetty Rats. Phillip's latest novel, the adult detective thriller The Build Up, is being made into a 13-part TV series on SBS, and his YA novel, Swerve, will be published in 2010.

He now lives in Leura, New South Wales, with his wife and three children: aged 17, 2 and 1

Reviews

[Melissa Riley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Michael is a talented swimmer but his passion for the sport starts to wane when it slowly takes over all of his spare time. When he sees a skater at the top of a large hill he is intrigued. Great story for developing reluctant readers that are interested in sports.

[Fiona Mackie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The 9 year old's favourite so far. Michael is training for competitive swimming, but when he sees someone skateboarding down the big hill, his imagination is captured by that.