Skateboard Sonar

Matty Lyons is a top-notch skateboarder who can do all the coolest tricks. His moves are even more impressive since he's blind. But not everyone is a fan of the talented grinder. During the state's biggest skating competition, former champion Bing Hawtin mocks Matty, saying that a blind kid has no chance to win. But Matty knows something Bing doesn't . . . seeing isn't everything.

Author: Eric Stevens
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 56
Binding Type: Paperback
Series: Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels
Weight: 0.21lbs
Size: 7.34h x 8.53w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781434222954
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 135059 / Skateboard Sonar

About the Author
Stevens, Eric: - Eric Stevens lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is studying to become a middle-school English teacher. Some of his favorite things include pizza, playing video games, watching cooking shows on TV, riding his bike, and trying new restaurants. Some of his least favorite things include olives and shoveling snow.

Sandoval, Gerardo: - Gerardo Sandoval is a professional comic book illustrator from Mexico. He has worked on many well-known comics including Tomb Raider books from Top Cow Production. He has also worked on designs for posters and card sets.

Fuentes, Benny: - Benny Fuentes lives in Villahermosa, Tabasco in Mexico, where the temperature is just as hot as the sauce. He studied graphic design in college, but now he works as a full-time colorist in the comic book and graphic novel industry for companies like Marvel, DC Comics, and Top Cow Productions. He shares his home with two crazy cats, Chelo and Kitty, who act like they own the place.