Grind

Walters, Eric


Grind


Series: Orca Soundings


Genre: sports

Phillip will do almost anything to be a big-time skateboarder.

  "All I'm saying is that if you took it down a notch or two, you'd make the jumps and save the injuries."
   "I always make the jumps," I argued.
   "What are you talking about?"
   "I make the jumps.  It's the landings that I'm having trouble with."

Thunderbowl

Leslie Choyce

Thunderbowl

Genre: music, drama

Series: Orca Soundings

Jeremy's band is really hot. Thunderbowl is on the way up and they have had their first big break, which is a long-term gig at a local bar. The only problem is that while Jeremy should be doing his homework and keeping up in school, he is spending most nights in a rowdy club, trying to keep the band together while his life is falling apart. Trying to balance his dreams of success with the hard realities of the music business, Jeremy is forced to make some tough choices.