Tomorrow is the annual boat race and Monty needs as much energy as possible to make sure his boat crosses the finish line first. He s tried closing his eyes, counting sheep, and reading a book, but nothing will help him fall asleep.
Nate loves sharks. He reads shark books every day, watches sharks on TV, and talks about them nonstop. He even likes to pretend he s a shark wherever he goes! However, there is one small problem ... Nate can t swim.
Flight of the Red Bandit (Geronimo Stilton, #56)
by Geronimo Stilton
Dive into the paperback of this middle-grade novel about competitive swimming, changing friendships, and finding your place Thirteen-year-old Annabelle struggles in school, no matter how hard she tries. But as soon as she dives into the pool, she’s unstoppable. She’s the fastest girl on the middle school swim team, and when she’s asked to join the high school team over the summer, everything changes. Suddenly, she’s got new friends, and a high school boy starts treating her like she’s s...
The sparks fly in this heated addition to Spotlight's swim club-centric tween series. The 4th of July is supposed to be the perfect summer night at Riverside Swim Club, but expectations are turned upside down when RSC's star swimmer, Jen Cho, breaks her leg! The next morning, the coach tells Grace she'll have to fill in for Jen at next week's big swim meet. The problem? Grace is a totally terrible swimmer. Meanwhile, Christina is trying everything under the sun to get Mike Morris to notice her....
Put on your sunscreen, grab a towel, and get ready to meet the Pool Girls in this all-new tween series set to make a splash! Memorial Day weekend is finally here, and Grace Davis is having the best time at the Riverside Swim Club. (RSC to those in the know.) There are adorable swim team boys to check out, the warm sun to soak up, and her troubled friendship with a certain former best friend (ahem, Christina Cooper) to forget about. Grace can't wait to spend the entire summer lounging poolside....
If you can't trust your family, who can you trust? A compelling mystery about family secrets, identity and the father-son relationship for readers aged 10+. For fans of Jenny Valentine, Siobhan Dowd and Lara Williamson.Thirteen-year-old Jay survived a shark attack. He has a big scar on his body, and he doesn't remember exactly what happened. Sadly, his estranged mum didn't survive the horrific accident, and Jay and his dad have moved to the west coast of Ireland, where he surfs and keeps his pas...
Sink or Swim (Just Roll with It, #2)
by Veronica Agarwal and Lee Durfey-Lavoie
Summer is here! School’s out, the pool is open, and new adventures with friends await! But what happens when twelve year old Ty’s anxiety has other plans? From the world of Just Roll With It comes a boy-centric graphic novel about accepting yourself even when it’s a little scary. Bouncing back from a broken arm should be no big deal—but when Ty spends a month off the swim team the thought of getting back in the water is suddenly not as fun as it used to be. After weeks of ignoring his frien...
Ursula, a bear, and Ricardo, a human, are preparing for the water ballet competition, where the prize is a million dollars! But a new regulation at the community pool - no bears - leaves Ursula cut from the contest. Luckily, she encounters a group of undaunted animal swimmers at a local pond, and Ursula and her new team figure out a way to participate in the competition and make sure everyone is welcome at the pool once and for all. Filled with deadpan humour, adorable animals, and big themes ab...
How Harry Humperbumpernickle Invented Barefoot Waterskiing
by Timothy Harold Zier
Bernida: A Michigan Sailing Legend
by Al Declercq, Tom Ervin, and Gloria Whelan
At boarding school, Katie tries to focus on swimming and becoming popular instead of the painful memories of her institutionalized schizophrenic older brother.
Berenstain Bears by the Sea (Berenstain Bears) (Step Into Reading)
by Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain
Now young children can read Bear Country tales all by themselves! In the Berenstain Bears' exciting Step into Reading debut, Brother and Sister can't wait to go swimming. But first, there are many jobs to do in the Bear Family's summer house. There are rooms to clean, groceries to put away, closets to air out, suitcases to unpack, and on and on. Will the cubs ever get to dip their tootsies in the sea?
Acclaim for "Xtreme: The Edge": "Written in short, episodic bursts awash with snarling dialogue intercut with bathos, this pacily energetic first novel is highly readable" - "Book for Keeps" magazine. Following the success of "Xtreme: The Edge", Ben Bo turns from snow-boarding to surfing in this hip and pacy read. Jonah, a fifteen year old surfer living in Western Ireland, is struggling to make sense of his life. Discovering that he has a twin living in America changes Jonah's life completely -...
A young Puerto Rican girl learns an important lesson about pride and victory from her mother.
The only time Grace can get away from her little sister, who copies her every move, is when she goes to swimming class.
A new synchronized swimming season is about to start, and Gracie LaRoo can't wait! But when she arrives at training camp, none of the other Water Sprites seem very interested on training. Where is the focus? Where is the teamwork? Where is the fun? Gracie doesn't know, but she's determined to pull her team together.