Copyright © Lesley Choyce 2007
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Choyce, Lesley, 1951-
Wave warrior / Lesley Choyce.
(Orca soundings)
ISBN 978-1-55143-649-4 (bound)
ISBN 978-1-55143-647-0 (pbk.)
1. Surfing--Juvenile fiction. I. Title. II. Series.
PS8555.H668W29 2007 jC813’.54 C2006-907055-5
Summary: Ben wants to learn to surf but he is terrified. When he
meets an aging surfer, Ben learns the way of the wave warrior.
First published in the United States, 2007
Library of Congress Control Number: 2006940638
Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.
Cover design: Doug McCaffry
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