When Kevin disappears, leaving only a cryptic note, his best friends Luca and Esme have no choice but to try and find him. Their journey takes them to the coast of Panama, where they must confront unfriendly locals, a surfer who seems bent on destroying them, and monster waves. As their hope dwindles and time runs out, the mystery of what really happened to Kevin's parents deepens, and Luca and Esme begin to wonder if they are in over their heads.
This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!
Jeff Ross grew up near Collingwood, Ontario, where he learned to ski, snowboard, skateboard and injure himself in fantastic and unique ways. Dawn Patrol is his third novel in the Orca Sports series—all of which feature sports that involve standing sideways on a board. Jeff teaches English and Scriptwriting for Television and Animation at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario. He is humored on a daily basis by his wife and two sons.