There’s a Tony Hawk-branded series of books for young teens (or tweens?) called Tony Hawk’s 900 Revolution. There’s no mission statement about the series being designed to engage kids in reading other than a tagline on the front page that says “Join the reading revolution.” You can read sample chapters and find out about characters like Omar, who is “aggressive and inventive, and often likened to Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.” The premise of the series:
At the dawn of the new millennium, Tony Hawk landed the first-ever 900, finally capturing the Holy Grail of skateboarding. At that moment in time, everything changed. A mysterious force shattered his board and scattered the pieces across the globe. Today, a talented group of teens unite in an eternal quest to bring the board – and its power – back together again. Adventure, action sports, and sci-fi rolled into one super-hot series!
Your kid (or you with a cleverly disguised entry) can win a chance to appear as a character in a future book. They look a little bit like comic books don’t they? They aren’t but they do have a 16 page graphic novel insert. Extreme!™
5 comments
talentlessquitter
Teen: “Who are the Red Hot Chili Peppers?”
Fluffernutter
I’m going to collect all 8.
mezmer
These are as awesome as the Tony Hawk BMX bikes they sell at Walmart.
Prickly Pete
Holy backwards truck, Birdman! I can’t wait to read Tunnel Vision.
kilwag
HA! Nice catch, I missed that. It’s like one of those Highlights Magazine drawings – Find 10 mistakes… That guy’s in for one hell of a slam.