Wake's Edge cover

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level 5.2
Points 6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 38633
Points per Word 0.000155
Page Count 196
Points per Page 0.030612

Description

Jake and Peter are junior instructors at a noisy wakeboard school that is attempting to share a remote lake with a community of save-the-Earth society dropouts, otherwise known as hippies. Book #8

Quick Summary

This book drops readers right into a hilarious showdown between loud wakeboarders and peace-loving hippies sharing the same lake, with two young junior instructors stuck In the Spotlight middle of all the chaos. Kids will laugh out loud at the ridiculous culture clash while rooting for Jake and Peter to prove they can handle more than just teaching backflips on the water. If your kid loves the quirky humor and unlikely friendships in "Holes" by Louis Sachar or the clever problem-solving in "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin, they'll absolutely devour this wakeboarding adventure. Perfect for ages 9 to 12 in grades 4 through 7 who enjoy lighthearted stories with plenty of humor and heart.