Stuff Happens: Tom


by Pat Flynn (Author) Susannah McFarlane (Series Editor)

Book Cover for Stuff Happens: Tom

   Book 9   
Pages: 96
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Stuff happens sometimes. Everyday stuff. At school, at home, with sport, with mates. For Tom it happened during a tennis match.

Tom Connors is a very good tennis player. When it comes to hitting a ball over a net he can do it better than almost anyone else his age, including the state-ranked Zac Zepharis who trains at the same club as Tom and also goes to Monvale Primary. Tom's problem is that he struggles to control his nerves in a match, particularly on his serve. His left arm seems to have a mind of its own and he can't even toss the ball up straight, let alone hit the serve powerfully into a corner of the box like Zac can. Tom was fine until six months ago when he held match point against Zac in the club championship, only to serve a double fault and lose the match. He thinks about this loss all the time, and ever since his serve and game have got progressively worse. Can Tom find a way to overcome his nerves?

Stuff Happens Series—Summary and Book Order

Series: Stuff Happens
Reading level: 7+
Books in series: 12
Read in order? No
Next release: Finished
Tags: realistic fiction  boys  school  family  friendship  comedy & humour 

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Books in series order

1.   Stuff Happens: Jack  (2014)
2.   Stuff Happens: Ned  (2014)
3.   Stuff Happens: Sean  (2014)
4.   Stuff Happens: Michael  (2014)
5.   Stuff Happens: Fadi  (2015)
6.   Stuff Happens: Ethan  (2015)
7.   Stuff Happens: Cooper  (2015)
8.   Stuff Happens: Lennie  (2015)
9.   Stuff Happens: Tom  (2015)
10.   Stuff Happens: Harry  (2015)
11.   Stuff Happens: Dale  (2016)
12.   Stuff Happens: Luke  (2016)