Who Dares?

by Krista Bell

A surfing competition, some serious skateboarding and several puzzling mysteries are the ingredients for an awesome beach holiday.

While Rhys is totally focused on winning the Junior Surf Championship, Toby just wants to win his dare with Rhys. But things have a habit of not working out as planned, and the boys learn that it doesn't pay to assume anything, about anyone, ever!

With plenty of surfing and skateboard action, this is a novel about keeping an open mind, making expected friends, and asking the right questions ...

Genres: Young Adult

172 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2001

About the author

Krista Anne Blakeney Bell was born on 27 January 1950 at the War Memorial Hospital in Bondi Junction in Sydney's eastern suburbs. She grew up in Rose Bay, going to the local school until the end of Grade 5.
She went to St. Vincent's College, Potts Point, which meant taking the bus and walking through King's Cross twice a day going to and from school.

She said that: "I love books, music, gardening, Asian food, tennis, recycled clothing shops, holidays in Lorne & Noosa, making new friends (especially in the country towns I visit to do writing workshops with students), and Collingwood Football Club! To relax and think of more story ideas, I walk the dogs or paint with water colours, acrylics and pastels."

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rhys and friend Toby are set to enter a surfing contest with some great prizes. They meet Brad who teaches them some skateboarding tricks. A mysterious set of twins also show up for the competition and items are being stolen all over town. There are several suspects, but Rhys and Toby definitely have their own opinions about who the culprit might be... They learn a lot about making assumptions over the course of the story, however.

Reads very much like an Orca sports book. Good for struggling, reluctant readers, especially boys.

[Cam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rhys is focused on winning a Junior Surf Championship and so does Toby. But then Rhys lost his surfboard and without it cant participate in the Junior Surf Championship. Rhys thinks that somebody stole it but Toby just thinks that he misplaced it. But when Rhys finds it, he can't believe what happened to it. Find out what happened by reading the book.