Wave Watch [Paperback]

Lesley Choyce (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1994 | Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up

Randy surfs the waves in April off his Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia home, dodging the ice pans and swimming with the seals. In fact he surfs year-round--in August and in February--and gets up before the sun to do it.

Come summer, though, Lawrencetown Beach is invaded by townies from nearby Halifax, fair-weather surfers. Randy is willing to help them out a little, show them how to catch the waves. Soon he's hanging out with a new, fast crowd. In the water everything is fine, but when Cathy, a townie girl, shows interest in him, Randy heads for trouble with her boyfriend Brian. Is Randy getting in over his head?

Set against a background of wild surfing action, Wave Watch is the story of one young man coming to terms with his abilities--and with his limitations.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A compelling book for just about any teenager..." (Canadian Materials )

"An exciting, fast-paced novel that speaks to the real conflicts experienced by young males in our society..." (Atlantic Provinces Book Review )

"A realistic view of a teenager's attempts to fit in with the 'cool' crowd." (The Chronicle-Herald )

About the Author

LESLEY CHOYCE is a novelist and poet living at Lawrencetown Beach in Nova Scotia. A former grand champion of the Men\s Open Canadian National Surfing Championships he surfs on the Atlantic coast year-round along with running a literary publishing house and teaching English at Dalhousie University. He also has a regular nationally-broadcast program on Vision TV called Off the Page with Lesley Choyce. He is the author of more than fifty books of poetry fiction and non-fiction for adults and children including Carrie\'s Crowd and Go For It Carrie. His writing has earned him several awards including two Dartmouth Book Awards and the Ann Connor Brimer Award for the Young Adult novel Good Idea Gone Bad. Five of his previous Formac novels have received the Canadian Children\'s Book Centre\'s \"Our Choice\" Award. The Ottawa Citizen calls him \"a national treasure\". '

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Paperback: 123 pages
• Publisher: Formac (January 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887803008
• ISBN-13: 978-0887803000
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,893,675 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)