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YA
Matt and John meet wealthy Portuguese teens Driana, Stef, and JoJo in Montauk. Stef impulsively decides on a little midnight windsurfing; the others borrow a poorly maintained motorboat to bring her back to shore. A string of mishaps turns this into a marine variant on the classic wilderness survival adventure. As tensions rise, the teens' backstories are seamlessly woven into the plot.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2015
32 pp.
| Smart Apple
| August, 2012
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-59920-683-7$28.50
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4-6
Adrenaline Rush series.
This series for young adrenaline junkies is a flashy introduction to extreme sports. Spotty glimpses into the history, equipment, technique, and appeal of these daring and dangerous athletics highlight their excitement and underplay their risks; each book contains just one double-page section on "Staying Alive." Action-packed, eye-catching photos accompany brief text on each frenetic spread. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Adrenaline Rush titles: BMX Biking, Mountain Biking, Windsurfing & Kite Surfing, Free Running, Skateboarding, and Snowboarding.
32 pp.
| ABDO
| January, 2003
|
LibraryISBN 1-57765-931-7$$21.35
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K-3
Checkerboard: X-treme Sports series.
The books in this series introduce the history, gear, lingo, and famous participants of these extreme sports. In straightforward text, fans get a general, but sometimes incomplete, idea of the sport while they view photographs of kids and adults competing. Safety is stressed throughout (although not always supported by the photos), and suggestions for getting started in the sport are briefly stated. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Checkerboard: X-treme Sports titles: Snowboarding, Windsurfing, In-line Skating, Rock Climbing, BMX Biking, and Skateboarding.]
32 pp.
| Knopf
| April, 2002
|
TradeISBN 0-375-81118-4$$9.95
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PS
Illustrated by
Georg Hallensleben.
Lisa and Gaspard, childlike animals resembling stuffed toys, each star in a mild, pleasingly age-appropriate adventure: Lisa travels to New York (with the World Trade Center towers still intact) and gets lost; Gaspard goes to windsurfing camp and admits he can't swim. The painterly illustrations have a winning depth and texture, while the tone of the text is pitched just right. [Review covers these titles: Gaspard at the Seashore and Lisa in New York.]
48 pp.
| Capstone
| February, 2000
|
LibraryISBN 0-7368-0481-1$$21.26
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4-6
Extreme Sports series.
Bold, energetic color photographs capture the excitement of these "extreme" sports. Short chapters written in a simple, accessible--if somewhat bland--style introduce the skills, equipment, and safety precautions required. Acknowledging the level of difficulty involved in these daring sports, the volumes are more surveys than "how-to" books. Bib., glos., ind.