Wake's Edge

Take It to the Xtreme #8

by Pam Withers

Since the Take It to the Xtreme series was launched, 15-year-old best friends Jake and Peter have survived whitewater rapids, an avalanche, a forest fire, movie stunt work, killer surf waves, perilous rock-climbing, and much, much more. In this latest installment of the series, Jake and Peter are junior instructors at a noisy wakeboard school that is attempting to share a remote lake with a community of save-the-Earth society dropouts (otherwise known as hippies) . Jake and Peter love performing their own tricks behind a powerboat driven by the school's founder, a macho young wakeboard fanatic known as "the party animal." Then, Peter decides to encourage the wild streak in a rebellious hippie girl across the lake. She runs away to hide in a nearby abandoned sawmill, only to discover it's not as abandoned as it looks. Community tensions soon erupt -- and the boys get more than they bargained for.

196 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2007

About the author

Award-winning YA author Pam Withers -- a former outdoor guide, journalist and editor -- has written 21 sports and outdoor adventure books for teens. She has been nominated for three Red Maple Awards and numerous others. Besides her novels, she has written an athlete's biography and Jump-Starting Boys, a book for parents on getting boys to read. Pam lives in Vancouver, Canada, and tours North America extensively.

Reviews

[Hamilton Tyler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book because it is an action sports book and I can relate to the topic. I would recommend this book for boys or girls and anyone who likes sports. This book would also be good for people who wakeboard and enjoy saving the envirionment. My favorite scene was when Karma ran away from her community and her father was looking for her while Peter and Jake were also secretly searching for her.