In this exciting YA thriller, a surfer will have to master her new talent if she wants to save the world with a group of quirky CIA agents.Arena Schmidt has no trouble facing a big wave, but witnesses the kidnapping of her roommate by a bunch of government agents on hoverboards. Arena steals a board to chase the kidnappers down, revealing her natural ability to fly the hoverboards. The CIA captures Arena and gives her an ultimatum: help them find the other boards or lose everything she loves.Assigned to a geeky unit of spies known as "The Misfits", Arena struggles to find out what happened to her roommate while recovering the boards for the CIA. Each Misfit offers a unique perspective and unconventional methods, from gorgeous martial arts master Nate to enigmatic analyst Sterling to bubbly, quirky Lorna. Arena finds herself in the middle of gunfights and high-speed chases, on the run from a sinister organization's treacherous double agent out to claim her and the hoverboards for their own.Surfer Girl is an action-adventure young adult/adult crossover novel. There is moderate violence and several deaths. Written by Michelle Chastaine as Lynn Blackmar Three chapters released each Saturday and Sunday. The second book in the series, Rebel, will be released immediately after Surfer Girl is complete.