Soaring Over the Titanic

By Sean Petrie and Carl Pearce

In the world of freestyle motocross stunts, Jett Ryder has seen his share of crashes and wrecks. But none of those come close to the biggest wreck in history: the Titanic. Jett and his best friend Mika want to do an amazing trick that pays tribute to those lost. They can’t perform a stunt onto the Titanic itself—the wreckage is all the way at the bottom of the ocean. But could Jett leap over the wreck? Can Jett stay above water in his most daring motocross stunt yet?

Get set . . . for Jett! Jett Ryder is the biggest name in freestyle motocross stunts. Not only can he pull off the biggest air and most death-defying tricks, but his stunts take place in extreme locations: Niagara Falls, the Space Needle, Mount Etna—even over the wreck of the Titanic. Did we mention he's only twelve years old?

• Language: English
• Publisher: North Star Editions
• Release date: Sep 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781631635564

Sean Petrie

Sean is a poet, author, and professor. His books include Typewriter Rodeo, Listen to the Trees, the Jett Ryder series, and the Pet Poems workbook for kids. As a founder of the nationally-renowned Typewriter Rodeo, he's written over 20,000 poems for strangers all across the country. He does weekly radio poems for Texas NPR and teaches at the University of Texas.www.seanpetrie.com

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Soaring Over the Titanic © 2022 by North Star Editions, Mendota Heights, MN 55120. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever, including internet usage, without written permission from the copyright owner, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

Book design by Jake Slavik

Illustrations by Carl Pearce

Photographs ©: Library of Congress, 67; Tim Merry/N&S SYNDICATION/Express Newspapers/AP Images, 69

Published in the United States by Jolly Fish Press, an imprint of North Star Editions, Inc.

First Edition

First Printing, 2021

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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978-1-63163-555-7 (paperback)

978-1-63163-554-0 (hardcover)

Jolly Fish Press

North Star Editions, Inc.

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Printed in the United States of America

Chapter 1

Jett Ryder tensed as the wave rolled toward his stand-up paddleboard.

His best friend Mika Moore cheered from her board nearby. You got this, Jett!

They were on Seattle’s Elliott Bay. Both of them lived close by, and they had rented paddleboards with their families. Jett’s parents were on their own boards, several yards back. Mika’s mom had decided to watch the group from shore.

Jett leaned forward. The wave wasn’t huge, but it was larger than anything they had encountered so far. And it had appeared almost out of nowhere. Flecks of white foam leaped from the crest. Just before the wave hit, the front of Jett’s board dipped. Then the sea

Reviews for Soaring Over the Titanic

[debrarbell · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Fun read for the grandkids!