Best Teen & Young Adult Water Sports Books
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1. Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board
Author: by Bethany Hamilton
MTV Books
English
240 pages
In this moving personal account of faith and fortitude, internationally ranked surfer Bethany Hamilton tells how she survived a shark attack that cost her arm-but not her spirit. They say Bethany Hamilton has saltwater in her veins. How else could one explain the passion that drives her to surf?
How else could one explain that nothingnot even the loss of her armcould come between her and the waves? That Halloween morning in Kauai, Hawaii, Bethany responded to the shark’s stealth attack with the calm of a girl with God on her side.
Pushing pain and panic aside, she began to paddle with one arm, focusing on a single thought: Get to the beach…. And when the first thing Bethany wanted to know after surgery was When can I surf again? It became clear that her spirit and determination were part of a greater storya tale of courage and faith that this soft-spoken girl would come to share with the world.
Soul Surfer is a moving account of Bethany’s life as a young surfer, her recovery after the attack, the adjustments she’s made to her unique surfing style, her unprecedented bid for a top showing in the World Surfing Championships, and, most fundamentally, her belief in God.
2. Unsinkable: From Russian Orphan to Paralympic Swimming World Champion
Author: by Jessica Long
Clarion Books
English
112 pages
U.S.Paralympic swimming gold medalist Jessica Long delivers an inspirational photographic memoir detailing her journey from underdog to world-class champion athlete. Born in Siberia, double amputee Jessica Long was adopted from a Russian orphanage at thirteen months old and with thirteen gold medals has since become one the most decorated U.S.
Paralympic athletes. Now Jessica shares all the moments, medals, and milestones in her lifebig and small, heartbreaking and upliftingthat led to her domination in the Paralympic swimming world. This photographic memoir, filled with photographs, sidebars, quotes, and more, will thrill her fans and inspire those who are hearing her story for the first time.
3. Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board
Author: by Bethany Hamilton
B000FC2LUU
MTV Books
October 28, 2004
The amazing story of the thirteen-year-old surfer girl who lost her arm in a shark attack but never lost her faith – and of her triumphant return to competitive surfing. They say Bethany Hamilton has saltwater in her veins. How else could one explain the tremendous passion that drives her to surf?
How else could one explain that nothing – not even the loss of her arm in a horrific shark attack – could come between her and the waves? That Halloween morning in Kauai, Hawaii – a glorious part of the world, where it’s hard to deny the divine – Bethany responded to the shark’s stealth attack with the calm of a girl with God on her side.
Pushing pain and panic aside, she immediately began to paddle with one arm, focusing on a single thought: “Get to the beach….” Rushed to the hospital, where her father, Tom Hamilton, was about to undergo knee surgery, Bethany found herself taking his spot in the O.R.
It’s the kind of coincidence that isn’t mere coincidence to the Hamilton family, a clan whose motto could easily be “the family that surfs and prays together stays together.” To them it was a sign someone had a greater plan than the one they’d been working on themselves – which had been to scrape together whatever resources they could to help Bethany rise to the top of her sport.
4. The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation): The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics
Author: by Daniel James Brown
5 hours and 36 minutes
Daniel James Brown
Mark Bramhall
A beloved story about the Greatest Generation freshly adapted for the next generation Berlin, 1936. The Olympic finals of the eight-oared rowing race. Germany, Italy, USA. The American boat touches the finish line first, beating all odds and sending Hitler away in a silent rage.
In the midst of the Great Depression, the nine rowers showed the world what true grit really meant. They were western, working-class boys who never expected to beat the elite teams of the East Coast and Great Britain, yet they did.
At the center of the tale is Joe Rantz, whose personal struggle – and ultimate triumph – captures the spirit of his generation, the one that would prove in the coming years that the Nazis could not prevail over American determination and optimism.
This deeply emotional yet easily accessible middle-grade adaptation of the New York Times best-selling The Boys in the Boat shows listners how we can find hope in the most desperate of times.
5. Surfer Girl: A Guide to the Surfing Life
Author: by Sanoe Lake
English
144 pages
0316110159
Surfing is back and bigger than ever, with girls now hitting the waves in unprecedented numbers. Girls who just wanna be cool know that surfing is the way to do it-while having fun and getting into great shape at the same time.
But becoming a surfer isn’t just figuring out how to stand up on a board; it’s how to walk the walk and talk the talk, how not to flop out of your top, and knowing how to deal with one of the biggest hazards of the sea-boys in the water.
It’s also about learning patience, discipline, focus, and perseverance. Jam-packed with full-color photos, dynamic graphics, comics, and instructional art, surfer girl Sanoe Lake’s comprehensive guide not only teaches style, skills, and safety-it empowers readers with all of the sassy wit and attitude that made Sanoe a favorite character in the cult flick Blue Crush.
6. 15 Days With You (Pacific Coast Sunrise)
Author: by Ara Grigorian
English
348 pages
1732462119
A mother’s dying wish. A son in search of answers. A fifteen-day surf odyssey with the California girl who will dare him to rethink everything. Alone after his mother’s unexpected death, seventeen-year-old Shep leaves Texas to crash with his uncle’s family in Malibu.
Before he can hang his cowboy hat, Shep learns something that blows his mindin her youth, his hard-working single mom was a gifted surfer on her way to international fame. And her dying wish was for him to recreate the surf tour she completed when she was eighteenthe summer she got pregnant with him.
Along with his cousin Carmen (the red-blooded competitive surfer) and her best friend Samantha (the opinionated and mildly annoying beach goddess), Shep hits the road for a surf trip up and down Pacific Coast Highway. Armed with his mother’s ashes and fifteen sealed envelopeseach containing a page from her high school diaryShep will discover a new side of the complex woman he’d only thought of as Mom, and might finally learn the identity of a man he’s never methis father.
7. Chasing Mavericks: The Movie Novelization
Author: by Christine Peymani
HarperCollins
English
256 pages
Based on the inspirational true story of surfing icon Jay Moriarity, Chasing Mavericks tells the story of a young man’s quest to surf Northern California’s most dangerous waves, and the local legend who takes him under his wing. What begins as a mentorship turns into a unique bond, as the two unlikely friends discover that there is nothing more powerful than pushing your limits and chasing a nearly impossible dream.
8. Caught by the Sea
Author: by Gary Paulsen
Laurel Leaf
English
112 pages
Another such wave could easily be the end of us. I had to do something, fix something, save the boat, save myself.But what? Gary Paulsen takes readers along on his maiden voyage, proving that ignorance can be bliss. Also really stupid and incredibly dangerous.
He tells of boats that have owned himgood, bad, and belovedand how they got him through terrifying storms that he survived by sheer luck. His spare prose conjures up shark surprises and killer waves as well as moonlight on the sea, and makes readers feel what it’s like to sail under the stars or to lie at anchor in a tropical lagoon where dolphins leap, bathed in silver.
Falling in love with the ocean set Gary Paulsen on a lifelong learning curve and readers will understand why his passion has lasted to this day.
9. Extreme Sports: Dive!
Author: by Darice Bailer
National Geographic Kids
English
64 pages
These high-speed introductions to extreme sports showcase the skills and share the secrets of these sports. These are ideal books to have on hand for any youngster with an interest in sports. Showcasing safety tips and proper equipment, these books are informative and action-packed.
10. Angela degli abissi: il tuffo più profondo nel blu dell’anima (Italian Edition)
Author: by Carlo Tedeschi
B01EC8UX4I
April 15, 2016
Italian
Che cosa spinge una ragazza di Rimini a tuffarsi nel Mar Tirreno a 107 mt. Di profondit, trattenendo il respiro, trascinata verso il fondo da una zavorra? Il record del mondo Angela Bandini lo ha fatto semplicemente perch aveva la certezza di saperlo fare.
Non stata, quindi, una sfida al mare e nemmeno una sfida alle proprie capacit, ma per un qualcosa che va oltre e se come ha dichiarato il record stato una passeggiata, ancor prima l’impegno con se stessa l’ha vista protagonista di un altro record raggiunto con un tuffo, forse ancora pi profondo, nel blu della sua anima.
Angela degli Abissi un romanzo verit. Descrive dieci anni di vita di Angela Bandini, dall’incontro nel 1979 con Leo Amici il suo maestro fino al record del mondo nel 1989, i grandi perch della vita, le spinte verso il bene ed il bello, le cadute e le lotte di una grande campionessa.
Ne esce un panorama vicino ai pensieri e alle risposte che cercano i giovani quando si immergono nel blu della loro anima.
11. Team Racing Companion (Practical Companions Book 14)
Author: by Chris Atkins
B07F3KR6LD
Fernhurst Books Limited
May 2, 2014
Team racing is great for fast, fun and different sailboat racing. It helps develop some key skills for future racing success. This handy companion tells you everything a sailor and coach need to know to enjoy, improve and win at team racing.
It describes the most useful moves around the race course, and the key rules that govern such moves. There are sections on how to slow & overtake; how to win the start & control the final beat; the best routines for practising; how to develop as a team & the team roles.
One page gives all the winning & losing combinations for 2-, 3- and 4-boat team racing, highlighting the tactics for every combination, with simple tips for making strategy easy.
12. Being First, Comes Second: A Novel
Author: by Timothy James Riley
B089TT1Z3P
English
174 pages
He used to be a winner. Will repeating a ten-year-old record-breaking performance turn his life back around?1974. Ben Robinson never lets anyone in. And after his latest girlfriend dumps him for being lazy about their relationship, the twenty-eight-year-old resigns himself to living a lonely man’s life.
But when he’s challenged to recreate a high school swim team record, he sees an opportunity to finally connect. Thrown back together with his three relay colleagues from ten years ago, Ben is forced to confront his failings. And as the four grow closer while training for the race, he starts to realize that his drowning in loneliness might be entirely self-imposed.
Will Ben open up his heart and swim his way to happiness? Being First, Comes Second is a thought-provoking historical fiction about the power of perseverance and determination. If you like heartwarming stories, relatable characters, and spirited friendships, then you’ll love Timothy James Riley’s touching tale.
13. Riptionary: Surf Lingo Lexicon
Author: by Scott A Mathews
English
92 pages
0595311008
Ask any surfer and he’ll say there’s more to the sport of surfing than riding waves-it’s a lifestyle, a state of mind, the ultimate expression of freedom and individuality. Many even go so far to define it as a sub-culture.
One thing is for certain, no matter what your view, there’s no doubt that surfing has a unique, interesting, and often times hilarious language associated with it. With standard terms like “Dude” enduring for decades, to the more modern variation “Bruddah Man,” it continues to evolve with every generation.
Compiled from Riptionary. Com, his database of terms submitted by surfers from points around the world, Scott A. Mathews, himself an avid surfer for many years, captures some of the most interesting, entertaining and informative entries sent to his website in Riptionary.
Riptionary offers unique, interesting and informative insight into the sport of surfing as it takes you on an entertaining heuristic journey one word at a time through the language that is and defines surfing. Written in a casual, yet engaging manner, Riptionary gives you an entertaining, informative and uniquely insightful look into the sport of surfing.
14. Fire in the Core: A SouthTown Riders Devotional
Author: by Sally Tolentino
Bride-Logos
English
240 pages
A teen devotional like no other. This book is a blend of lessons,sports tips,personal testimonies, and devotions. This book has over 140 great photos. Free 45 minute DVD of performance,testimony, and great music.
