Ride Your Wave (Manga)

Author: Masaaki Yuasa
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
ISBN: 1648277543
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
Surfer girl Hinako is full of confidence when she's out on the ocean, but when it come to everything else in her life, she second-guesses herself. After a fire breaks out, she meets a firefighter named Minato and the two fall quickly in love. When tragedy strikes and separates the young couple, Hinako feels lost and directionless. But soon, Hinako discovers that Minato is determined to overcome any obstacle to stay by her side. The heart-tugging manga adaptation that goes beyond the hit anime film!

Mop Rides the Waves of Life

Author: Jaimal Yogis
Publisher: Parallax Press
ISBN: 1946764612
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
If only life could be like surfing! Having "funny" hair and being embarrassed in school is hard, but when little surfer Mop studies the lessons of the waves—breathing, letting the bad waves go by, and riding the good ones—he learns how to bring the mindfulness and joy of surfing into his whole life. Celebrated San Francisco surfer-journalist-dad Jaimal Yogis teaches 4-8 year olds timeless beach wisdom with the story of Mop, a sensitive and fun-loving kid who just wants to be in the ocean. Going to school and navigating classmates can be hard—but all that goes away when little surfer Mop paddles out in the waves. With a few tips from his clever mom, Mop studies the wisdom of the water and learns to bring it into his life on land: taking deep breaths, letting the tough waves pass, and riding the good ones all the way. With newfound awareness and courage, Mop heads back to land—and school—to surf the waves of life. With stylish full-color beachy illustrations from cover to cover.

Wave, Listen to Me! 6

Author: Hiroaki Samura
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1646599268
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
As Minare Koda continues to grow as a radio host week by week, one day, she's assigned to accompany Mizhuho and Kureko to Wassamu for some on-site research. But soon after arriving, they're abducted by a shady religious group and coerced into producing a radio show for the church. Then, after accidentally uncovering the cult's sinister plot involving sonic weaponry, Minare and co. have their stay extended indefinitely. Sensing foul play afoot, Nakahara and his band of would-be white knights rush from Sapporo to Wassamu to save the damsels in distress...plus Kureko!

Love on the Other Side - A Nagabe Short Story Collection

Author: Nagabe
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
ISBN: 1648270115
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 218

Book Description
Love comes in many forms. A magnificent bird comforts a struggling girl; a vampire waltzes with a young lady at night; a blind girl lives with a monster of whom there is more than meets the eye. This six-story manga collection by masterful manga creator Nagabe explores fascinating relationships that refuse to be confined.

Wave

Author: Diana Farid
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647007178
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
A coming-of-age novel in verse set in 1980s Southern California, about a Persian American girl who rides the waves, falls, and finds her way back to the shore Thirteen-year-old Ava loves to surf and to sing. Singing and reading Rumi poems settle her mild OCD, and catching waves with her best friend, Phoenix, lets her fit in—her olive skin looks tan, not foreign. But then Ava has to spend the summer before ninth grade volunteering at the hospital, to follow in her single mother’s footsteps to become a doctor. And when Phoenix’s past lymphoma surges back, not even surfing, singing, or poetry can keep them afloat, threatening Ava’s hold on the one place and the one person that make her feel like she belongs. With ocean-like rhythm and lyricism, Wave is about a girl who rides the waves, tumbles, and finds her way back to the shore.

Surf Dog Miracles

Author: Meish Goldish
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
ISBN: 1617726443
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
One morning in September 2011, a large crowd gathered at the shore in Huntington Beach, California. The people had come to watch dozens of surfers ride the rolling ocean waves. This wasn’t just any surfing competition, however—the surfers were dogs! With more than a thousand fans cheering the competitors on, an English bulldog named Sir Hollywood rode a long wave and was declared one of the winners. Surf dog competitions are fairly new, but dogs have been riding surfboards with their owners for fun since the 1920s. In Surf Dog Miracles, kids will meet the talented dogs that learn to balance on a surfboard, recover if they almost fall off the board, and even surf backward. Some surf dogs raise money for charity, while others can help people with disabilities ride a wave. Packed with real-life stories and full-color photos of these special animals, this book is sure to be a favorite of dog lovers everywhere.

The Wave

Author: Susan Casey
Publisher: Anchor Canada
ISBN: 0385666683
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 434

Book Description
A riveting and rollicking tour-de-force about the terrifying power of nature's most deadly phenomena — colossal waves — and the scientists and super surfers who are obsessed with them. The New York Times bestselling author of The Devil's Teeth probes the dramatic convergence of baffling gargantuan waves that pummel oil rigs and sink massive ships, the extreme surfers willing to stare down death in order to ride them, and the marine scientists trying to unlock the physics of these waves, the climate changes that are provoking them, and what chaos they might wreak. Susan Casey explores the phenomenon of monster waves and how they have become an obsession for extreme surfers like Laird Hamilton — who serves as the author's guide as she takes the reader into the intense, white-knuckle world of 100-foot waves.

Ride Your Wave (Light Novel)

Author: Mika Toyoda
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1648271200
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The novel version of the acclaimed anime film about surfing, summer love, grief, and a hint of magic. Carefree Hinako moves to a small seaside town to surf. When her new apartment catches fire, she’s rescued by Minato, a gentle firefighter with a heart of gold. The two soon begin surfing together, and before they know it, they’re falling in love. But their young romance comes to an abrupt halt when tragedy strikes. Now Hinako is determined to rescue Minato, just like he once saved her. A moving tale of love and yearning based on the award-winning anime.

The Tatami Galexy

Author: Tomihiko Morimi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781320694384
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

Wave, Listen to Me! 4

Author: Hiroaki Samura
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1632368706
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
From the legendary creator of Blade of the Immortal comes something completely different: the wild ride of one disgruntled young woman down the rapids of talk radio! LIKE WATER AND OIL As Minare struggles to establish an identity for her radio show and for herself as a radio personality, she enters the recording booth devoid of good ideas. A clever script from veteran writer Kureko helps save the episode, but when it's revealed that his days at the station may be numbered, Minare agonizes over the impact this will have on her assistant director Mizuho, who's idolized him since her school days...