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    Clash: A Novel
    Clash: A Novel
    Clash: A Novel
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    Clash: A Novel

    By Rick Bundschuh and Bethany Hamilton

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    It took real faith and courage to get Bethany back on a surfboard after losing her arm to a shark. In this new four-book fiction series based on the life of surfer star Bethany Hamilton, Bethany and her friends discover God’s love and guidance as they tackle the waves that life hands them. Also available: Soul Surfer™ Bible, Ask Bethany, and Rise Above. In Clash, it’s a challenge to their tight-knit group when a new girl with a secret crowds Bethany and her friends. Important heart issues lead to difficult decisions. In Burned, Bethany has a run-in with an unpleasant kid on a surf trip to Samoa and discovers something in the Samoan culture that brings healing and forgiveness. (added a return) In Storm, Bethany helps a young family lost on the Hanakapiai Trail. As Bethany’s youth group struggles to raise funds for a mission trip, her small act of kindness blesses them all. In Crunch, Bethany meets a little boy at an orphanage in Mexico who must have his foot removed. Concerned by his condition, Bethany makes a promise to the child that threatens her opportunity to surf in a prestigious contest.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateAug 30, 2009
    ISBN9780310865896
    Clash: A Novel
    Author

    Rick Bundschuh

    Rick Bundschuh serves as a teaching pastor at Kauai Christian Fellowship, and he also continues to write and illustrate material for various publishers. He lives with his beautiful wife, Lauren, their kids, a weenie dog, and a quiver of surfboards in Poipu, Hawaii. Rick authored Soul Surfer: The Bethany Hamilton Story, Simon and Shuster.

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      Book preview

      Clash - Rick Bundschuh

      1

      Other books in the Soul Surfer Series:

      Soul Surfer Bible

      Fiction:

      Burned (Book Two)

      Storm (Book Three)

      Crunch (Book Four)

      Nonfiction:

      Ask Bethany — FAQs: Surfing, Faith & Friends

      Rise Above: A 90-Day Devotional

      2

      ZONDERKIDZ

      Clash

      Copyright © 2007 by Bethany Hamilton

      All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of Zondervan.

      ePub Edition August 2009 ISBN: 978-0-310-86589-6

      Requests for information should be addressed to:

      Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Bundschuh, Rick, 1951-

      Clash / by Rick Bundschuh ; inspired by Bethany Hamilton.

      p. cm. - (Soul surfers series)

      Summary: One year after losing an arm in a shark attack, fourteen-year-old Bethany Hamilton is still a champion surfer and serves as an inspiration to others, but her faith is tested when an unpleasant new girl seeks her friendship.

      ISBN-13: 978-0-310-71222-0

      1. Hamilton, Bethany — Juvenile fiction. [1. Hamilton, Bethany — Fiction. 2. Surfing —Fiction. 3. Christian life — Fiction. 4. Amputees — Fiction. 5. People with disabilities — Fiction. 6. Samoa — Fiction.] I. Title.

      PZ7.B915126Cla 2007

      [Fic]-dc22

      2006029322

      All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION ®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All Rights Reserved.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means — electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other — except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.

      Zonderkidz is a trademark of Zondervan

      Editor: Barbara Scott

      Illustrations: Monika Roe

      Photography: Noah Hamilton

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      Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Introduction

      Prologue

      one

      two

      three

      four

      five

      six

      seven

      eight

      nine

      ten

      About the Publisher

      Share Your Thoughts

      For Allegra

      Introduction

      There is something you need to know — this book is fiction. The story and most of the people in it are made up.

      Except for Bethany.

      I have known Bethany Hamilton since she was a little kid. I have shot paintballs at her brothers, spent lots of time with her parents, Tom and Cheri, and surfed with them all. My role in their lives has been that of a friend and pastor. I was at the hospital the day Bethany was attacked by the shark and have helped Bethany get her fascinating story told.

      So when I tell you a story about Bethany, her friends, or her parents, please understand that I am writing about what I am pretty sure they would really do and say if they found themselves in the situations described in this book.

      And I am not really writing fiction when I tell you that Bethany is a smoothie addict or that she has a dog named Ginger or that she is homeschooled so she can train for surf contests. A lot of that stuff is exactly how Bethany is and how she lives her life.

      You will probably see that I don’t try to pretend that Bethany is a saint or some kind of perfect human being. I have seen her get in very hot water for camp pranks taken too far, and I know that from time to time she can be as cranky, self-absorbed, or annoying as any of us. The picture I will paint of her is that of a normal young lady, who, although imperfect, tries her best to love and honor God and let him guide her steps.

      This is the Bethany that I know.

      I will tell you something about Hawaii too. You see, I live there and surf all the same spots as Bethany and know many of the same characters that populate the island. The places, cultural quirks, and names are pretty much exactly what you would find if you came to visit or live here.

      Because surfing is a big part of what Bethany does, I will try to explain to those of you who have never experienced the sport what it is like to ride the warm, clear waves of Hawaii. I can do this with some confidence because I was surfing long before Bethany was even born. But please understand that describing surfing to someone who has never surfed is like trying to describe the taste of a mango to someone who has never sunk their teeth into that rich orange fruit. Words can only get you so far.

      Finally, these stories are not just about tanned, talented surf kids in an exotic land. They are about situations that people everywhere can relate to. Even here in paradise there are problems, and when you take a good look at them, you find that those same problems are found in Tulsa, Tucson, or Timbuktu!

      So, I hope you enjoy this little adventure.

      Rick Bundschuh

      Kauai, Hawaii

      Prologue

      Bethany! The voice sounded small and far away as the salty ocean breeze blew across her face. Bethany grinned and turned back to enjoy the view. She loved how the morning sun ricocheted off the ocean surface, sending jewels of light across the tops of the waves. From underneath the huge ironwood trees, she had an awesome view of the northern coastline with its soaring jade-colored cliffs and sandy beaches.

      She could experience this a million times over and never grow tired of it.

      She was a child of the ocean.

      We all are, Bethany thought, looking up to see her friends jogging toward her through the warm sand with their boards.

      Let’s go! she said, running for the water. Then, without another word, she plunged into the Pacific, her red-and-white surfboard floating under her.

      Beneath the water, Bethany blew bubbles and opened her eyes. She could see the reef spreading out, with little alleys of sand running between the dark green reef heads. She finally broke the surface and whipped her long, white-blonde hair back while stroking hard and deep in the water with both arms. Her laughter echoed over the water as she chased her friends through the shallow reef and out into deeper water.

      This was Bethany’s Hawaii — beautiful sun-drenched islands, the water lapping around her as both hands gripped the nose of her board.

      Bethany glanced down at the watch around her left wrist. It was especially designed for girl surfers — it was waterproof, dainty yet rugged, and included a tide function. She caught the time — 8:07 a.m. — and then let her arm slide off into the water while continuing to hold the nose of the board with her right hand.

      Suddenly, something gray and large loomed up, startling the breath out of her. She thrashed and twisted away from it.

      Then the bright sky turned dark. The water, the green hills, her friends, and even her surfboard dissolved into deep gray and then black . . .

      Bethany gasped and lurched up in bed.

      Blinking rapidly in the dark room, she could feel her heart pounding in her chest. Just a dream, she reminded herself as she listened

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