Book description
Fifteen-year-old Matthew Cassidy is an up-and-coming rugby league star.
The talent scouts are circling him, his school team has reached the
finals for the first time ever and he's determined to one day play
professional. It's not bad for a down-to-earth guy from the poor side of
town who lives with his mum above a fish 'n' chip shop. But despite
being the team captain, his prowess and the embarrassing popularity
among his mates, Matt really only wants one thing in life - a Dad. All
his mates have one, so why can't he?His Mum had fallen pregnant at 14 at
a drunken party and never heard from his Dad again. However, the old
adage 'Be careful of what you wish for' comes true. Matt receives an
anonymous card on his 15th birthday. It's not from his Mum, his
grandmother or one of his mates. The only clue is handwriting that
matches a dozen letters he accidentally finds in his mother's bedroom -
threatening letters about him. Matt tracks down the mysterious writer
and discovers he had another grandmother - his paternal grandmother. And
that his Dad is alive. His mother has been lying to him for 15 years.
And her reason for doing so was to protect him from the truth: that his
Dad's in jail. Meanwhile, Matt is facing another dilemma: a crush.
Blue-eyed Kelly Sinclair is gorgeous, rich and friendly. The only
problem is her boyfriend, Aaron Blackwell. Captain of an opposing side
and Matt's mortal enemy, he regularly beats up Kelly out of spite,
jealousy or plain boredom. She never leaves him, though, because 'deep
down he's a nice guy.''Nice guy' or not, Matt knows Kelly is protecting
Aaron from the police and tries to rescue her from a cycle of domestic
abuse. Except this is not as simple as it seems, as he tries to fight
his own feelings for Kelly and the violent nature of her boyfriend.
Scott Monk is a monster hunter. After a round trip around the universe,
he has written Beyond the Knock Knock Door - his first contemporary
fantasy novel for children. It chronicles the story of the Bowman
triplets who stop squabbling long enough to solve riddles, dodge
swashbucklers, fight a ferocious creature, and eat plenty of good stuff
that dentists absolutely abhor. Respected for his ability to get even
the most reluctant readers to pick up a book, Scott has also written
four novels for teenagers, including Boyz'R'Us, Raw, The Crush and The
Never Boys. When he isn't busy hunting monsters, he works as a
sub-editor for The Australian newspaper or watches his footy team being
smashed.
