The Ground Is My Ocean
About this ebook
When a car wreck leaves sixteen-year-old Dylan with only one leg, suddenly everyone in his life treats him differently. His girlfriend dumps him, his parents want to wrap him in cotton wool and the jocks at his new school see him as an easy target.
As he struggles to come to terms with what’s happened, curiosity (and a humiliating schoolyard fight) lead him through the doors of a local MMA gym where he runs into Santana, a tough, Latina fighter with her own unique set of challenges.
With Santana as a reluctant mentor, Dylan begins training Brazilian jiujitsu, a full contact martial art that makes learning to walk again seem easy by comparison. With his body bruised and his ego dented, Dylan finds himself pushed to the edge, not just physically, but also emotionally.
Can Dylan stay the course and find the courage and determination to change not just how the world sees him, but how he sees himself?
A story about grit, resilience and the power of friendship from the bestselling, award-winning author of the Ryan Lock thriller series, Sean Black.
Perfect for fans of John Green, The Running Dream by Wendell Van Draanen, Wonder by RJ Palacio as well as readers of any age who enjoy books written by JK Rowling, Michael Murpugo, Judy Blume, Jeff Kinney, Sherman Alexie, Rick Riordan, Eric Walters, Joseph Bruchac, Gordon Norman, Erika J. Kendrick, Jocko Willink, David Goggins, Kwame Alexander, David Rutherford, Jason Reynolds, Chris Bradford.
Topics covered include: resilience for teen, resilience for kids, teaching kids to overcome adversity, martial arts, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, BJJ, jiu-jitsu, books for boys, books that boys will read, MMA, Mixed Martial Arts, Bullying, Disability, Amputee, Dealing with an amputation, self-esteem, self-reliance, overcoming adversity, friendship.
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About the author
Writing as Sean Black, David is the author of the million-selling Ryan Lock series of thrillers.
In 2023 he become European Champion and the first amputee to win a major tournament in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competing against able-bodied athletes.
To research his books, Sean Black has trained as a bodyguard in the UK and Eastern Europe, spent time inside America's most dangerous Supermax prison, Pelican Bay in California, undergone desert survival training in Arizona, and ventured into the tunnels under Las Vegas.
A graduate of Oxford University, England and Coiumbia University in New York, Sean lives in Dublin, Ireland.
His Ryan Lock and Byron Tibor thrillers have been translated into Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portugese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish.
