Kevin McAleer, who grew up in California, has given us an autobiographical novel well worth reading."- Mare Maybe surfers are so happy that they should only start writing about surfing after they've stopped. "Perhaps the saying is true-that happiness makes you stupid. Yet nevertheless, by book's end, we still have a wistful yearning for it all.". "As SURFERBOY takes us on a ride up and down the waves, we experience both the ups and downs of the surfing life, with the author making short work of that romanticized image of good vibrations and beach babes. With finely honed irony and a lightness of touch, Kevin McAleer tells a story of friendship, coming of age in the 1970s, and the fascination of surfing-while also imparting a wealth of knowledge that can compete with any how-to book on the sport (including an extensive surf glossary as appendix). Through his encounters with tough Malibu locals, shady surfboard designers, haole-hating Hawaiians, uptight surf stars, sex-hungry surf groupies and stoned big-wave riders, Steve learns the humorous as well as the darker side of surfing.
But for a kid from the San Fernando Valley who's scared of the ocean this is no easy task. Steve wants to be a surfer-one of those demi-gods who walk on water.
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