Trouble in the Surf is a 2020 Notable Eve Pownall book for a non-fiction story presented in an interesting manner. On first read it is a story of 2 boys and a misadventure at the beach but it is actually the story of the beginning of Surf Life Saving Australia and an event that could have changed aviation history as the boy being saved was Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Activities for this book include understanding surf terms.