Wave

By: Diana Farid, Kris Goto - illustrator

Narrated by: Diana Farid

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.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2022 Diana Farid (P)2022 Recorded Books

Special find!

I already read the hard copy with my teens and thought it would be nice to hear it read in the author’s voice. Did not disappoint! Such a special find. I would wholeheartedly recommend to everyone. Look forward to more from this author. Something special here.

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I hate this book so much and it makes no sense very bad book bad