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Skater Stuntboys is one of the books in the Extreme Series made by teen author Pam Withers. Pam address many issues that young adults have to face every day and what the characters do about their problems. These books are great for teen readers as they can relate themselves to the story and understand the emotions brought forward by this book. I was able to relate to the feelings that Pam wanted the readers to understand which made the book that much more interesting for me. I really got sucked in by this book and for the first time, for me anyway, I really enjoyed this novel. I believe everyone could relate themselves to this story somehow and enjoy what it has to offer.

Pam wants readers to understand that even though life continually drags you down, you must stay positive and life will get better. Jake and his friend Peter are working at Sam’s Adventure Tour and they are fantasied about skate boarding. I myself tried skateboarding with my old friend and I fell on my first try so I never devolved an interest about skate boarding. There was a multi-million dollar skate park being built called Xtreme Sk8, Jake and Peter were stoked to go and skate there. A group of mean wanna-be BMXers wanted to ride on the park, everyone knows that BMX bikes cause to much damage to skateparks. They threatened Jake and Peter but they didn’t allow them to do anything. You must always stand for what you believe is right.

Pam wants all teen readers to understand that you must push yourself to your full potential. Jake had been heartbroken since his dad took off about 3 years ago. He felt his game wasn’t up to par and his memories of his dad made him somewhat depressed and he couldn’t focus on any of the stunts and tricks with Peter. I would be lost and devastated if I lost one of my parents and this age. Jake and Peter were also excited to compete in the movie competition, were skaters from all around would show there stuff and the top two would be in a action movie. Jake felt that something was wrong but he ignored his feeling and participated anyway.

Pam tells us, through her writing, that even when the odds are against you, you must try your best and you will shine. Jake believed that he didn’t have a shot at this because he wasn’t good enough, Peter on the other hand couldn’t be any cockier. I myself would be nervous but I would have to be confident, negative thoughts only bring you down. When Jake was preforming his tricks a mental Sk8 park worker jumped on the ramp making Jake crash. The mental was telling Jake that someone is messing with the screws and he must fix them. Marco wanted the mental fired before he fixed the ramp. I don’t want to spoil what happens so I am going to stop there. This is a great book to read for all ages and I recommend this bookfor all to read.

Ideas of trust, drepression, corruption makes any book great and interesting to read. This is definitly the case with this book, I never have gotten this interested with a book before. I actually wanted to read it and finish it. From start to finish I was intersted, this novel has no boring segments, and action is present all througout the book. The plot teaches us how to react with feeling of drepression and trust. This is my favorite book, at the moment, and I highly recommend Skater Stuntboys to everyone.