This book is a great addition to any leveled reader library. The narrative type is fiction and the author is unknown. The book title is Tom's Tryouts and it is published by Macmillan McGraw-Hill. The type is textbook and the language is English. This book is perfect for anyone who loves realistic fiction and wants to add a great read to their collection.

Get ready to dive into the world of Tom's Tryouts, a captivating work of fiction that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Written by an unknown author and published by Macmillan McGraw-Hill, this book is perfect for any English language textbook enthusiast.

The narrative type of this book is fiction, and it falls under the category of Books & Magazines. The title is Tom's Tryouts, and it features a Big Print by Ian Trevaskis. This leveled reader library is perfect for anyone looking for an exciting and engaging read.

Ian Trevaskis was born in 1949 in Geelong, Victoria where I had a great childhood hanging out with my mates, riding my bike everywhere, terrorising the local neighbourhood and spending endless summer days bodysurfing and lazing on the beach.

When it was time to give all the fun stuff away and grow up I became a primary school teacher, but that little kid is still lurking within me and often pops up somewhere in my stories.

A ‘proper’ job and marriage led to another gang of kids – four to be precise – who are now all grown up and doing their own thing. This means I’ve now got plenty of time to do what I love – write!

When I’m not writing, my wife and I go for long bike rides in search of good coffee, travel overseas, visit wineries and and spoil our three grandchildren.”

In the beginning

My first attempt at serious writing was in the diaries I kept as a pre-teen. These contained incisive and enlightening entries such as “Jam sandwiches for lunch” and “Washed the dog after school” and progressed to long-winded, flowery essays while at high school.

It wasn’t until the late author Michael Dugan was visiting my school in 1989 that I decided I too could write a story and get it published. Ha, ha, this was easier said than done! Up until then I hadn’t realised just how hard it is to be a REAL writer.

Anyway, thanks to my son’s total fear of dogs I ended up with a story that a publisher actually liked and even offered me some money (not much) to publish.

Quincy, about Christopher and a fearsome dog that follows him home from school, was first published in 1990 and reprinted again in 1991 (twice) and 1993. It must have been okay because the Children’s Book Council of Australia decided to give it a ‘Notable Australian Book’ award. Unfortunately it didn’t make me mega rich so I had to continue with my ‘proper’ job.

In between the demands of teaching I squeezed in some writing time on weekends and holidays and managed to write a few more stories that were good enough to be published.

Now that I’ve retired from my ‘proper’ job I can play with words all day long and create all sorts of characters and worlds where anything can and does happen!

Tom’s Tryouts

Taking Rover for a walk turns out to be a real trial for Tom, but it helps earn a place in the Harrietville Soccer team. Tom’s Tryouts and Grasslands, literacy series, McGraw-Hill, USA, 2007/08

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