Full Product Details
Author: Alice Kaltman
Publisher: Regal House Publishing LLC
Imprint: Regal House Publishing LLC
Dimensions:
Width: 0.60cm
, Height: 15.20cm
, Length: 22.80cm
ISBN: 9781947548381
ISBN 10: 1947548387
Pages: 258
Publication Date: 01 June 2018
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
Wavehouse captures the twists and turns of growing up with sensitivity, humor, and heart-pounding surfing adventures. Fans of Sarah Dessen's beachside novels will enjoy Kaltman's seaside setting peppered with quirky and unforgettable characters. Warning: you may be tempted to grab a board and paddle out to Kendall's Watch once you've finished. - Diana Gallagher, author of Lessons in Falling. Wavehouse is a much-needed addition to young adult fiction as it centers on a powerful yet painfully shy female athlete holding her own in the male-dominated sport of surfing. Alice Kaltman is able to put readers alongside Anna on her surfboard in a way that only an author who is a surfer herself could. In her descriptions, I can feel the wind through my wet hair, the acceleration of the surfboard beneath me, and the ecstatic terror of entering the shimmering barrel of a wave twice my height. Delightedly, Wavehouse also contains a heart-melting love story and readers will fall hard for the thoughtful and mysterious Men's Junior World Surf Champion Chris Kahimbe. I especially liked how this budding relationship forces Anna to face her disapproval of her mother's over-dependence on men and find her own balance in the feeling of being in love without losing herself to it. - Megan Westfield, author of Leaving Everest A super shy teen surfer braves ten foot waves, a stormy relationship with her single mom and the tumultuous tides of first love in this poignant debut YA coming-of-age story. I cheered for Anna aka The Surfing Siren and readers will too as she faces down her inner demons and overcomes her fears to let her gifts as an athlete and artist shine. A stirring exploration of the sustaining power of a young girl's growing trust in herself, her friendships, and her unconventional family portrayed with honesty, wit and true grit. Bravo! - Laura Geringer Bass, author of The Girl With More Than One Heart
Author Information
The daughter of a Merchant Marine and a Rockaway beach babe, Alice Kaltman's life has always been ocean-centric. Now when she's not in the water she writes about surfers, mermaids, and other odd balls. In addition to Wavehouse, Alice is the author of the short fiction collection Staggerwing. Alice's work can also be read in numerous journals, magazines and fiction anthologies. She splits her time between Brooklyn and Montauk, New York where she swims, surfs and writes; weather and waves permitting.
