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Chip Rock and the Catalina Kid: CHIP ROCK
Chip Rock and the Catalina Kid: CHIP ROCK
Chip Rock and the Catalina Kid: CHIP ROCK
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     Up until 1980, less than 50 brave souls had managed the monumental open-ocean solo swim from the SoCal coast to Catalina Island. But that's exactly what Cal, a simple burger artist, sets out to do in Chip Rock and the Catalina Kid.

     In the clammy coastal town of No Palms, Chip Rock and his pals have aged out of the pathetic orphanage known as Boys Hall. 27 miles across the channel, Catalina Island sits in the haze.

     Catalina Kid tells the saga of Chip's lifelong friend, Cal, an industrious yet unsettled dreamer, looking for a meaningful role in his world. Following a seemingly random remark, Cal shocks the community when he embarks on a daring 27-mile open-water swim to Catalina Island.

     His daunting attempt will captivate the entire town, including: Haley, the tenacious heart-throb who entangles Cal's swirling emotions; and Sherwin, a 5 year-old pipsqueak and cheerleader. As Haley helps in her mysterious ways, and the waves pound the No Palms cliffs, Cal's harrowing attempt turns perilous, drawing the entire town into the physical and emotional trials of his punishing adventure.

     The suspense builds from the moment Cal dips his toe in the water. Catalina Kid reveals the unlikely hero in all of us, and how ordinary people react to extraordinary situations.  

     Chip Rock and the Catalina Kid is the nail-biting sequel to Chip Rock and the Fat Old Fart.

     Michael Daswick's first book, Chip Rock and the Fat Old Fart, is a novel about revelations, underdogs, the fragile threads that hold families together, and fatherhood. This sequel, Chip Rock and The Catalina Kid, explores the strength of dreams and the unexpected pursuits of heroism.  

   

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Release dateAug 16, 2021
ISBN9781648266133
Chip Rock and the Catalina Kid: CHIP ROCK
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MICHAEL DASWICK

Michael Daswick is the winner of both of Columbia's prestigious literary awards, the Bennett Cerf Memorial Prize for Fiction, and the Cornell Woolrich Fellowship in Creative Writing. He's written the acclaimed ZIN MIGNON series about a 13 year-old phenom Chef. CHIP ROCK and the FAT OLF FART is his literary opus. Michael lives in Scottsdale with his talented wife Kim. He has three wonderful grown children. 

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