Young Maya always hears of everyone in her fishing village being scared of "The Beast," the giant wave that crashes into the shoreline every day, and after seeing boys surfing it she is determined to surf it herself, showing everyone the beauty it has to offer.

"There is nowhere Maya feels more happy and at home than in the sea. The water washes her worries away; there are countless wonders to experience and creatures to learn from. The dolphins show her how to be a stronger swimmer, the sea turtles make her feel calm, and the humpback whale inspires her to be mighty. But when Maya starts to notice plastic pollution and coral destruction, she realizes that her ocean home is in danger--and it's up to her...

When a professional surfer washes up dead on the beach right before the big surfing competition, Pope, Kiara and the rest of the Pogues suspect foul play.

Gilbert the opossum imagines himself as Surfer Dude on a fun-filled day at the beach.

Lovette re-encounters her childhood friend Jake in junior year of high school, and begins to question what it means to be faithful to her family, to her God, and to herself.

While surfing in California, a surfer disappears and the reader must investigate the disappearance, a search that leads to a gang called the Surf Monkeys.

When a surfing contest comes to Dino Town, Dinah the Diplodocus, who is great at everything, discovers surfing is something she cannot do and learns there's more to having fun than winning.

It is Bub the pug's first trip to the beach, and Bella wants to enter him in a pet-surfing contest, but Bub is scared of the ocean and refuses, so he hopes to make it up to Bella by presenting her with the treasure at the end of the map he found.

Trot, a Vietnamese American surfer girl, and Cap'n Bill, her cranky one-eyed cat, join a rescue effort at an abandoned amusement park island resort, where Trot's Sea Siren friend, Merla, has been taken captive by a ruthless park owner.

"An empowering story of a Sikh American family that just wants to have fun and surf--and the lesson they learn along the way."--Back cover