Eddie Would Go is a great book for any kind of reader, and good for anyone over the age of eight. I highly recommend the book to surfers, or anyone else that wants to read a good life story. This book can let you draw your own conclusions and learn your own life lessons, and the story is so great that is it worthy of rereading and retelling. After reading a story like this, my own life seems boring I wish that I was as brave and bold as Eddie. I loved the book I think that it is inspiring to live life to the fullest as Eddie did. He left the ship with intent to save everyone but was never seen again, but the crew was later rescued by a ship passing by. Eddie convinced the captain to let him take the surf board and swim to shore to get help (that's where "Eddie would go" comes from). Eddie was on the yearly trip to re-enact how the Philippians founded the Hawaiian island when a storm broke loose and the boat was stranded at sea. He is a Hawaiian idol because he inspired many to surf, and there is a big wave contest every year in memory of Eddie. Eddie was the first one to surf big waves, and I mean big (40-50ft.). The book also displays the difficulties of being Hawaiian and gives a good background of his loving family. The story entailed plenty of Hawaiian history and culture while telling Eddie's moving life story. Stuart Holmes Coleman did a wonderful job displaying the life of Eddie Aikau.
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