At a glance
- Published
- 2022
- Publisher
- Cameron Kids
- Subgenre
- Contemporary
- Words
- 21,004
- Section
- Middle Grade
Wave
In 1980s Southern California, thirteen-year-old Persian American Ava finds her place surfing and singing with her best friend, Phoenix, until a summer hospital volunteer job and the return of Phoenix's lymphoma threaten everything that keeps her afloat.
Themes
Mood
Feels emotional, reflective, hopeful.
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