WIPE OUT
Eleven-year-old Billy's mother has just died. Billy's father isn't coping too well so Billy goes to stay with his dull Auntie Mary. The death of his mother has taken all the color away from Billy's world. He sees his Auntie Mary as a grey person, whose dull blue house is shrouded in fog. Billy feels foggy and dull, too, and longs for the color to return to his life.

His mother was a well-known surfer -- Kitten Brown -- and the author has woven into this novel the buzzing vibes of the surfing world.

The writing is sensual--color, taste, smell, touch and sound all leap from the page.

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HarperCollins U.S.