Beyond the board : the untold story of the world's most daring big wave surfer /
"Surf legend Maya Gabeira is famous for her nerve. Her surfing journey began at the age of fourteen and reached a high when she broke her own Guinness World Record in 2020, surfing the biggest wave by any man or woman that year after boucning back from a near-fatal accident. Gabeira has been...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams,
2025.
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| Summary: | "Surf legend Maya Gabeira is famous for her nerve. Her surfing journey began at the age of fourteen and reached a high when she broke her own Guinness World Record in 2020, surfing the biggest wave by any man or woman that year after boucning back from a near-fatal accident. Gabeira has been heralded as one of the top surfers of her generation. But who is the ferocious personality beyond the board? What are the stories behind the relationships and challenges that shaped her into the indomitable surfer, women's rights advocate, and champion of mental health awareness she is today?"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 250 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 13 and Up. |
| Awards: | School Library Journal Best Books, 2025 |
| ISBN: | 9781419760020 1419760025 |