SOLVED. YA book. High school boy is dumped by girlfriend Jasmine, he runs away to live with dad. He does a detailed painting of a Wave, might learn to surf. Cover: wave. Read 1992-1993. [s]

[Chris]

- Read this in '92 or '93 and think it was new at the time
- Found out about it through a rec in Thrasher Magazine

Stuff I remember from the story:
- High school-aged boy narrator
- Has a girlfriend named Jasmine who dumps him for a guy with a cool car
- Runs away from mom's house to live with semi-estranged dad
- Dad lives somewhere beachy like SoCal or Hawaii or even Australia
- Dad might be a painter?
- Kid expresses himself by doing a detailed painting of a wave at his dad's house
- Kid might learn to surf

[Tab]

Do you remember the cover?
Part of a series?
Time period story takes place?

[Chris]

I'm pretty sure it was a standalone novel with a picture of a wave on the cover, set in the '70s or '80s.

[Rainbowheart]

The Impact Zone?

[Chris]

OMG that's it!!! Thanks Rainbowheart.

[Chris]

SOLVED!

[Rainbowheart]

Awesome, glad to help out!