True Vert picks up where Vertical left off, though True Vert also stands on its own quite well.
About the Author: Janet Eoff Berend: Janet Berend has taught English and Creative Writing at La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad, California for the past fifteen years.
True Vert offers a glimpse into the dog-eat-dog world of professional skateboarding and takes the reader along for a wild ride as Josh discovers that it takes as much courage to drop into the Mega Ramp as it does to stay True to oneself.
Hungry for even more corporate sponsors, Dirk persuades Josh to skate the most treacherous ramp of all, and now Josh has to decide what he\'s willing to risk to maintain his spot on the Alpha Dog team.
Dirk Davies, the ambitious owner of Alpha Dog Skate Company, isn\'t satisfied.
And he\'s not sure if his new friends are even friends at all.
His goal is to impress Erin, but he\'s so caught up in the pro skater thing that Erin and the rest of his old friends don\'t want to be around him.
He\'s living the dream, he\'s cool, an Alpha Dog skater; but he starts to lose focus on the things that truly matter.
Every kid in America who skates dreams of being sponsored, and the experience transforms Josh.
With the help of washed-up skate legend Dave Mc Steel, Josh pushes the limits of what\'s humanly possible on a skateboard.
In this coming-of-age story, fifteen-year-old Josh Lowman earns a spot as a pro skateboarder on the Alpha Dog Skate Kru team.
True Vert picks up where Vertical left off, though True Vert also stands on its own quite well
