Surfside Girls: The Secret of Danger Point - by Kim Dwinell (Paperback)

About the Book

Dwinell (a So-Cal surfer girl herself) makes her debut with this graphic novel featuring female friendship, ghosts, pirates, and of course, surfing.

Book Synopsis

Now an Apple Original from Apple TV+!

Sun... sand... and spooky adventures!

Things are getting weird in Surfside. Lately, Samantha's best friend Jade explodes into fits of giggles whenever she sees a boy, and it's throwing a wrench into the kick-back summer of surfing and hanging out that Sam had planned. But after swimming through a secret underwater cave, Sam starts to... see things. Like ghosts. And pirates. And maybe something even scarier! Can she and Jade get to the bottom of this mystery in time to save their town?

2018 Pubwest Design Awards - Silver Winner for Graphic Album, New Material

Review Quotes

"I loved this book! Surfside Girls is exactly what I wish all my summer vacations had been like. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to the beach!" -- Janet Lee, Eisner-Award-winning artist of Return of the Dapper Men

"Kim Dwinell's Surfside Girls has a timeless quality. With its likable characters, sunny colors, and supernatural mystery, it's a perfect summer read." -- Brigid Alverson, School Library Journal's Good Comics for Kids

"The cheery, doodle-like depictions... are perfectly in keeping with the breezy, warm-hearted tone. Sam and Jade's friendship, which is changing as they approach tweendom, adds a nice dose of realism." -- Sarah Hunter, Booklist

"Perfect for an endless summer vacation, with supernatural mystery-solving thrown into the mix. I highly recommend The Secret of Danger Point for all ages." -- Leroy Douresseaux, Comic Book Bin

"Kim Dwinell supplies a great-looking world of infinite potential... Anyone fondly remembering the tenacious and good-hearted Nancy Drew adventures from their youth can locate a spiritual successor for their own children in Surfside Girls." -- Slings & Arrows

About the Author

Kim Dwinell is an illustrator/animator/graphic novelist who also teaches classes at California State University Long Beach. When she's not working on any of the above, she's running, or out in the ocean on her boat or surfboard, getting one more freckle. She lives on a tree-lined street in Long Beach, California, with her husband, son, and various pets.