Riptide
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Last published Tue, Feb 16, 2021
When you're caught in a riptide there's only three things you can do. You can try and swim your way out. You can just stop everything and let it drift you away from the shore or you can scream to the top of your lungs and pray to God someone will save you.
17 year old Hannah Brooks has found her new place in California ready to try new things or learn on things taking on those beautiful waves but when a wave named Archie Miller comes here way will she wipeout or will she learn to cruise with it?
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