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Surf Clowns: Seven Mental Missions

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This book is a category-killer, in that it's not easily confined to any category. I'm a non-surfing 40 year old, and I love this book! It's an entertaining and lively read - and the illustrations are done with vivid, unusual colors. My nephew lives in Portland Oregon, and he was captivated all afternoon, read the book straight through, didn't speak to anyone until he was done. Then a sly smile accompanied his "it was good!" This, folks, is high praise indeed. I've passed it on to other family members, and we all look forward to the continuing adventures of the Surf Clowns. Authors? We DO hope there are more in store for us!

Surf Clowns definitely fit the bill for my almost eleven year old - tired of Pokeman, waiting for more Harry Potter and too cool for most kid-oriented chapter books, my skateboarding, snowboarding preteen really enjoyed this tale. When you have to nag them to turn out their reading light again and again to go to sleep, you know the book has found its target!

Trying to get your teens to read? Or tired of them reading the same old formulaic fare? Then this selection is a must gift. As a school teacher who has a copy of this book on hand in class, I can tell you that kids are initially captivated by the splashy graphics depicting the surf clown heroes vanquishing ecoterrorists and generally saving the world in alluring locales such as Maui, the Amazon, and southern California. Yet, soon enough, they just can't help themselves from trying to find out what the action is all about. Yes, they read the book! And why not? The colorful, easy-to-follow story-telling and clean, hip dialogue nicely complement the sun-drenched illustrations. Wary adults, be at ease. Comfortably motivating subplots within the globe-trotting surf clowns' exploits are down-home values like loyalty, respect, friendship, and conservation. It's a morality tale hanging ten.