Riding the Waves and Battling the Sea

Name: Riding the Waves and Battling the Sea
ISBN: 9787550511910

凌晨Dalian Publishing House · ChinaMay 2025

3.9

Word count: 63K words
Chapters: 15
ISBN: 9787550511910

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Summary

On his birthday, Ling Bo wins a phone in a raffle—but instead of being happy, he feels uneasy, even a little afraid. Ling Bo's father went to sea years ago and never returned, yet Ling Bo has never believed his father truly died at sea. He has a hunch that his father is still alive, waiting to be rescued. Discovering clues to his father's existence in the lucky phone, Ling Bo follows them out into the ocean. Meanwhile, the Ocean Survey Bureau—O.S. for short—is close on his heels. What do they want? The deep sea hides many unknowns, and Ling Bo, small as he is, throws down a challenge to the ocean! Can he succeed?

Editor's review

This is a coming-of-age story for young readers that weaves family bonds together with ocean adventure. Ling Bo wins a phone on his birthday but cannot be happy, because his father went to sea years ago and disappeared. Clues that appear in the lucky phone draw him toward the ocean, and the pursuit by the Ocean Survey Bureau, O.S., adds another layer of suspense. The book's readability lies in its brisk pace and dense mystery: phone clues, a mysterious agency, and the unknown deep sea push the story forward layer by layer, and readers will turn the pages alongside Ling Bo, driven by the emotional question of whether his father is still alive. It does not reduce adventure to mere monster-fighting and level-clearing; instead, it has a small, vulnerable child take the initiative to challenge the ocean, binding courage, perseverance, and family love into a single thread. It works well as an adventure novel for young readers to read independently, and also for parents and children to read together and then talk about belief and growing up. One caveat: the story involves a family member's disappearance and dangers at sea, so the emotional tone is not lighthearted throughout.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Young readers who enjoy ocean adventure and suspense
Families looking for a read-aloud that sparks parent-child discussion
Upper-elementary students who like search-for-a-loved-one plus puzzle-solving plots
Parents and teachers who want children to experience courage and perseverance

Not a good fit for

Readers sensitive to plots about a family member's disappearance or dangers at sea
Young children who prefer light, funny stories without tension
Readers expecting a hardcore ocean science fact book

Reading tips

Read the first few chapters and note Ling Bo's hunch about his father, then keep reading with the question: are the clues real or not?
Mark each appearance of O.S. as you read, then look back afterward to see what it was really after.
When reading together, pause at key suspense points and let the child guess what will happen next.
After finishing, talk with your child: if it were you, would you go into the ocean too?

About the publisher

Dalian Publishing House China · Founded in 1987

Dalian Publishing House is a Chinese publisher focusing on children's literature, primary and secondary school education, and urban culture books. Its catalogue contains 218 titles, covering common categories such as world classics, general biography, classical poetry, foreign literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, and science fiction. Representative books include the "Fantasy World Classic Masterpieces" series, such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Wind in the Willows, biographies such as Qu Yuan, an anthology of famous Tang and Song ci poems selected by Zhu Shenghao and Song Qingru, and the "Dajia Wencong" essay collections. Its author resources include Chinese and foreign writers and scholars such as Lewis Carroll, Kenneth Grahame, You Guoen, Zhu Shenghao, and Song Qingru. The publisher has developed certain strengths in children's literature and the introduction of classic works; publicly available information on its publishing background is limited.

版权信息
一、凌波你这个外星人
二、噩梦醒来还是梦
三、生日总会有幸运礼物
四、天上掉的是馅饼还是铁饼？
五、手机上的《海妖大战》
六、梦境如约而至
七、大海那边有什么
八、林芳宁的真实身份
九、最后的噩梦
十、神秘机构 O. S.
十一、调查员的实习任务
十二、老师是人奸？
十三、到底谁中了谁的计
十四、决战海魔

FAQ

Why is Ling Bo afraid of the phone he won?

Because the phone is connected to his father's disappearance at sea. Ling Bo wants to find evidence there that his father is still alive, yet he is also afraid the clues will point to an outcome he does not want to face—and this conflict makes him unhappy, even afraid.

Is the Ocean Survey Bureau, O.S., a friend or an enemy?

The material shows O.S. following Ling Bo closely but does not state its ultimate stance. Readers can treat it as one of the story's mysteries and judge from its actions as they read what it is really trying to do.

What grade level is this book suitable for?

Judging by length and plot complexity, it suits upper-elementary to early middle-school readers. If a child is sensitive to plots about a family member's disappearance, parents are advised to skim it first or read along.

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About the author

凌晨 Author

Ling Chen is a Chinese author whose work spans a notably broad range. Seven of the author's titles are held in the collection, covering social psychology, science fiction, social fiction, foreign literature, and documentary writing. Representative works include The Nature of Prejudice, Infiltrating Guiyang, Waves Against the Sea, Their Private Lives, Grand Desert Songs: A Documentary on China's New-Era Aid to Xinjiang, Cats Know All the Answers, and Metaverse: Boundaries. These titles suggest an interest in prejudice and social-psychological questions, in science-fiction imagination and concepts such as the metaverse, and in realist subjects and women's lived experience, showing a readiness to move between fiction and nonfiction. Because public information is limited, biographical details remain unclear, and current understanding rests mainly on the subjects and categories of the works themselves.