The Tribes of Palos Verdes
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Book Overview
Medina Mason and her twin brother Jim have just moved with their parents to the exclusive California beach community of Palos Verdes. Medina at 14 is awkward, hostile, instantly unpopular, while good-looking, easy-going Jim is quickly at home among the surfers, "towel girls", and potheads who make up the local surf scene.As her parents' marriage disintegrates and her brother drifts dangerously away from her, Medina turns to surfing, finding a bitter solace in the challenge of the waves. But no matter how much control she gains against the sea, her life, at home and at school, remains chaotic.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0312156774
ISBN13:9780312156770
Release Date:January 1997
Publisher:St. Martin's Press
Length:218 Pages
Weight:0.74 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.3" x 7.9"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
brilliant
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
The story is about a disfunctional family from which a girl surfer emancipates throught surfing, while also triyng to save her twin brother. Moving and brilliantly written, you can't stop reading this book until the end.
An excellent and captivating book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
After reading some of the reveiws listed I had to give my review. It seems that the major complaint was that it talks about things like drugs and sex and has a downer ending. This is life....and did you read the ending the same way I did? I didn't see it as a downer but as a way to start over for the main character. The book is a fast read...great for vacation reading (I read it, aloud during a 7 hour car trip last summer). I find the characters very real and believable.
The Tribes of Palos Verdes
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
As you can notice, I gave this book 5 wonderful, shiny, gold stars; thus, well deserved. This is the best book I've ever had the pleasure of reading and I'd highly recommend this book to anyone. Reason being is that I can relate to and understand many of the things that occur. I'm not the type of person that would usually sit down and read a book over and over again. Heck, I'm not the type of person that would sit down and read a book at all. At first, all I wanted was a book to get me through a report and I ended up with the only book I think I'll ever enjoy reading.
This is the best book I have ever read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I was given this book as a gift and while I was slow to pick it up and start reading, once I did I never put it down. I've read it at least twenty times since I got it, and each time I find a new reson to love it. I've never related to a charcter before, but Medina is different.She's strong, passionate and intense. She's the literary incarnation of me growing up and today. The way she draws her strength from the waves and from her pain is a wonderful lesson to any young person dealing with problem. This book is wonderful, truthful and beautiful. Do yourself a favor and read this book.
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