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Surf's up! Do you have what it takes to surf a monster wave? Test your skills against the extreme--and dangerous--sport of big wave surfing. In this sport, one false move can lead to a deadly wipeout. Will you catch a wave to victory?

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"Go surfing with your friends and choose between the Hawaii Pipeline, Nazaré beach in Portugal, and Shipstern Bluff in Tasmania--but watch out for those sharks! Or go freeskiing in British Columbia, backcountry skiing in northern Italy, or heli-skiing in Alaska (choose wisely so you don't freeze to death). If rock climbing is more your speed, check out Grand Teton National Park, the Moonlight Buttress in Zion National Park, or El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Whatever you decide, you're likely to survive and learn a lot along the way. At the end of each book, informative chapters explain the history of each extreme sport and provide biographies of famous athletes, including Laird Hamilton, Ingrid Backstrom, and Alex Honnold. An index, a glossary, and websites are listed. VERDICT Sure to be extremely popular.--Abby Bussen, Muskego Public Library, WI ""School Library Journal"""

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Matt Doeden is a freelance author and editor from Minnesota. He's written numerous children's books on sports, music, current events, the military, extreme survival, and much more. His books Sandy Koufax (Twenty-First Century Books, 2006) and Tom Brady: Unlikely Champion (Twenty-First Century Books, 2011) were Junior Library Guild selections. Doeden began his career as a sports writer before turning to publishing. He lives in Minnesota with his wife and two children.

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