Pier Pressure

by Francess Lin Lantz

Book Overview

Five best friends go coastal in this fabulously fun surfing series from Roxy Girl Luna, Rae, Kanani, Cricket, and Isobel are in for the summer of their lives working at Tuck and Cate's coed surfing camp. But these five girls are more than just counselors -- they're beach girls, best friends, and some of Luna Bay's top surfers. Lately Luna's been stressing out while preparing for an upcoming surfing competition. She wants to do well, but living up...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060548347
• ISBN13: 9780060548346
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 8

Customer Reviews

Surf Till You Drop

Pier Pressure By Francess Lantz He is drowning. Those were the thoughts going through Luna's head. She swims out to save him but is it to late. Luna is a normal surfer girl who has a pro surfer mom and a dad who is a great long boarder. Luna's parents run a surf camp every summer. Her best friends Rae, Cricket, Kanani, and Isobel are the other counselors at the surf camp. On the first day of camp Luna sees this really cute camper. As she gets to know him she finds some information deeper than water she's ever surfed in. Will she be able to help him with his problems or will he do something that could change his life forever? If you read this book and you like it you are in luck because this is only the first book of the series. The other books in the series include 2. Wave good-bye 3. Weather or not 4. Oh, Buoy 5. Hawaii Five-Go 6. Heart Breakers (this one is coming soon!) By Jill Ashburn,VA

This is a review for parents

I've read books #1 and #2 and they are fabulous! Between nieces, godchildren and daughters of close friends, I have many teenage girls in my life. I am constantly concerned about the personalities and images that they are exposed to through popular media and the pressures put on girls to imitate some of the worst of these images.I am always on the lookout for books for young readers that promote good values and realistic images of women. Books that I can give with confidence to the girls in my life, trusting that any influence the book might have will be a positive one. Well, so far, the Luna series wins my praise; it's exceptional. In this series, Ms Lantz (a surfer herself, according to an article I read in my local paper), has created a team of young female characters (with a sprinkling of equally interesting male characters) who, I believe, accurately reflect many of the challenges that face teenage girls today. These are real girls. The situations they find themselves in are quite believable, reflecting some of life's complexities. The characters thoughts and reactions to the situations ring very true.I have given these books to the young teenagers in my life. Each of these girls has truly enjoyed them. I highly recommend them and look forward to the rest of the series.

Pier Pressure

I've actually only read the 1st chapter and so far I think it's absolutely AMAZING!I found out about it on the Roxy Websire and I decided to buy it! Even though I can't surf I would really love to- I can only body board...and I'm a beginner-I wasn't allowed one until my 13th birthday last month! It seems ever such a cool book and I'm hoping to get others in the same series soon!

My Personal Fav!!!!

This is a GREAT book! It's my personal favorite!! The main girl is Luna, and she lives on a beach in California with her parents, who own a surf shop. Luna's mom is a three-time surf champion of the world, and Luna feels pressured to get 1st place in a surf contest. Her family is also running a surf camp, in which Luna and her friends help with. Luna meets a guy, David, that she starts to really like... only he hates surfing! Luna tries to teach him how to surf, but throuhout the book has some major conflicts... This book makes you feel like you are really surfing with Luna! To find out if luna wins the contest and becomes friends with David, get this book! You won't beleive the ending!!!

Gr8! Way better than I expected.

Surprise! This book is primo not-on-your-summer-reading-list material! I mean, at first I'm like, A Roxy Girl book series? Give me a break. Maybe they make a T-shirt but what do they know about writing? But whoever Francess Lantz is, she knows how to write AND surf! So when she writes about chicks who rip and get tubed you feel like you're there getting your toes wet! It's also nice that the main character's love interest is a guy who doesn't surf instead of what you'd expect, like some buffed up, hard-drinking macho waterman. There are supposed to be a bunch more in the series so I know what I'm doing this summer when it's a closed out day.