“The waves, why are they breaking so suddenly?" asked Alex.

"It's going from deep to shallow water real quick. It's called closing out. If you get caught under it pins you down."

One minute Alex is a kid, the next he’s searching for deep water. Searching to become a man, to know how to treat the girl he loves.

In this final instalment Alex learns to surf, goes on a skate tour, skinny dips on school retreat, and skates his way through the toughest course of all: life.

OUT IN APRIL, 2003

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