Riding the Waves

by Theresa Tomlinson

In an English seaside town, Matt befriends an elderly woman who helps him fulfill his dream of surfing and learn to accept his having been adopted

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1993

About the author

Though I was born in the South of England - my parents moved back to the North when I was one year old, and I have lived in Yorkshire ever since. I spent a few years as an infant teacher, but when my children were young I started making picture books for them and became hooked on writing. I love drawing and painting, but my main love is writing, often using the legends and history around me as inspiration.

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

About a boy who wants to be part of a surfing gang. He goes over to an old ladie's house named Florrie. He started going over to Florrie's house for homework and to help her walk but then he just started going over to her house for fun. I don't know how the book ends yet... I just finished the book and now I know how it ends. Florrie starts to rent Matt a surfboard and wetsuit every Saturday. But Matt doesn't know how to stand up on it when he's in the water. Then Florrie gets sick and is in the hospital. Matt decides to learn how to stand up on the surfboard foe Florrie. He does learn how to and the book ends when Florrie is still in the hospital.