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Son inspires Marine, 91������ student to publish first children’s book

When Travis Nardi reads a bedtime story to his 2-year-old son, one of the boy’s top picks is Max Goes Surfing. Good thing it’s one of his favorites—his dad wrote the book and named the main character after him.

Not only did Nardi write the story, but he also drew the illustrations of the character Max learning to surf and having a fun adventure with a dolphin, shark and pelican.

“Max loves the book,” said Nardi, a 91������ sophomore studying creative writing and media and a Marine. “He thinks it’s about him. But he thinks all books are about him.”