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Part of the series of Geronimo Stilton books, Geronimo Stilton #20: Surf's Up Geronimo!: Surf's Up Geronimo! starts with Geronimo going to a beach on vacation with plans of relaxing. But, as is usual for Geronimo, on arriving at his destination, things take a turn for the worse and an adventure starts.
Summary Of The Book
Geronimo Stilton is a fictional rat who lives in New Mouse City on Mouse Island and works as the editor of a newspaper called The Rodent's Gazette.
In Geronimo Stilton #20: Surf's Up Geronimo!, Geronimo is tired because of too much work at the newspaper, and he and his co-workers decide that a vacation would be great for him. They plan to send him to a hotel near a beach and he loves the idea and is looking forward to having fun and a good time.
But, the hotel is bad and dirty, and he finds it hard to sleep and is disgusted with the fact that everything is filthy. This is only the start of the adventure that follows, where he escapes from sharks, runs into his nephew, and after an amazing adventure, manages to go back home.
The Geronimo Stilton series is colourfully illustrated and written as autobiographical adventures of the title character.The series is meant for children between the ages of eight and twelve. The series also has a host of other characters who are related to the titular character in some way, such as Geronimo's younger sister named Thea Stilton, a cousin named Trap Stilton, and a favorite nephew, Benjamin Stilton.
Geronimo is portrayed as a nervous, mild-mannered mouse who would like to live a quiet life in Geronimo Stilton #20: Surf's Up Geronimo!, but he somehow keeps getting involved in far-away adventures with Thea, Trap, and Benjamin. The cast is sometimes joined by Aunt Sweetfur.
About Geronimo Stilton
Originally created by Elisabetta Dami, the series is written by teams of writers and illustrators who use the pseudonym Geronimo Stilton. Elisabetta Dami is the daughter of publisher Piero Dami (who started Dami Editore in 1972).
Other books in the Geronimo Stilton series are Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye, Four Mice Deep in the Jungle, The Temple of the Ruby of Fire, Geronimo Stilton, Secret Agent, A Cheese-Colored Camper, The Secret of Cacklefur Castle, The Way of the Samurai, Get Into Gear, Stilton!, and Valley of the Giant Skeletons.
Dami started working in the world of fiction as a proofreader at her family's publishing company. She began to write her first stories at the age of 19. Her experience in helping sick children motivated her to create the character of Geronimo Stilton. Dami divides her time between working in publishing, writing, travelling, and helping sick children. The series is immensely popular in Italy and the English translated version is popular throughout the world.
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