The Haole Substitute
Published on 1. August 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
150 pages
978-1-879384-19-4 (ISBN)
Description
Marriage and fatherhood have turned a champion surfer into a sorry excuse for a substitute teacher. Hungry sharks and heavy surf? No problem. But Paul Kodak is out of his element amidst catfights, school politics and knife-wielding teenagers. The author, an English teacher, world-class surfer and award-winning journalist, based this story on his own experience.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Australia
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-879384-19-4 (9781879384194)
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Walt Novak is an English teacher, a world-class surfer, and an award-winning surfing journalist. By turns tragic, comic and revealing, The Haole Substitute is based on the author's personal experiences in Hawaii's classrooms, and they're experiences you won't soon forget.