Girl Swimming

Laurel Gray Hawthorne needs to make things pretty, whether she's helping her mother make sure the literal family skeleton stays in the closet or turning scraps of fabric into nationally acclaimed art quilts. Her estranged sister Thalia, an impoverished Actress with a capital A, is her polar...

Ray Parisi is in trouble. Fired from his anchor job at ESPN after one too many public humiliations, Ray is holed up in a motel and in dire need of a break. His ex is engaged and shacking up with another guy in his old house, a Cambodian bookie wants to kill him, and he's wanted by the New York State Police. A few days before the Fourth of July, he unexpectedly receives an inheritance from his long-lost father, and it seems like all of his problems might be solved.

I have a plan for my senior year. Graduate valedictorian, defend my state swimming title, and get a full ride scholarship to my dream school. I can’t afford to let anything distract me, including my crush on Paul. Then I get a new teammate in the pool. Andrea is my biggest rival, and her older brother, Dylan, is the hot swimmer everyone is after. He’s a troublemaker and the exact opposite of me. When Dylan asks me out, I’m not sure what to do.

The climax of an uplifting journey and a coming-of-age story about reaching higher and dreaming big. Kelcy Woodson, after a stellar high school swim season, embarks on an intense three-month journey to qualify for the Olympics. Kelcy has the support of her mom, Coach Julie, best friends Alice and Bella, and a team of tech innovators to achieve her goal. Kelcy navigates the pressures of training, academics, and sudden fame while chasing her Olympic dream. With cutting-edge technology and unwavering determination, she faces rivals, overcomes setbacks, and discovers the true meaning of ...

A feel-good coming of age story of a girl finding her way in swimming and life. Kelcy Woodson has talent, but in pushing to live up to her father's legacy she has lost her way. She has a chance encounter with Kat Evans, and that meeting launches her in a new direction for her life and her swimming. With her mother's support, good friends, new technology and exceptional coaching she finds a way to excel and exceed all expectations.

Lost at the School Swimming Pool - Mystery of the Missing Kids Embark on a thrilling journey where mystery, suspense, and adventure converge in "Lost at the School Swimming Pool - Mystery of the Missing Kids." This captivating tale is perfect for young readers eager to dive into a story filled with unexpected twists and the enduring strength of friendship. About the Book: When Levi and his friends uncover a hidden facility beneath their school’s pool, they are plunged into a thrilling adventure that tests their courage and friendship. As they unravel the school’s dark secrets, they must...

Forced to become a child soldier, a sixteen-year-old Somali refugee must confront his painful past in this haunting, thrilling tale of loss and redemption for fans of A Long Way Gone and What is the What When Abdi's family is kidnapped, he's forced to do the unthinkable: become a child soldier...

The journey continues in an uplifting coming of age story about swimming and life. Kelcy Woodson, an eighteen-year-old high school senior, is on a mission. She and her high school swim team are poised to make a run at the state championship. To get there, she faces challenges on and off the pool deck, but with support from friends, family, and a budding romance, Kelcy chases her dreams. Meanwhile, danger lurks in the background as the Chinese show interest in the technology that has powered her success in the pool.

Amrith comes to terms with his sexuality in this sweeping coming-of-age story set against the stormy backdrop of monsoon season in 1980s Sri Lanka. For fans of Call Me By Your Name. Shyam Selvadurai’s brilliant novels, Funny Boy and Cinnamon Gardens, have garnered him international acclaim...

Rebekah Daniels is just your ordinary spunky nine-year-old girl living in the small town of Curtis Bay...Except she is determined not to be ordinary at all! Her small town is filled with mysteries and Rebekah is sure that she, along with her best friend Mouse, will be able to solve every last one of them.

A ferociously original novel, sparkling with wit and blazing with emotion, from a gifted new novelist. A spectacular debut about the rise of an Olympic champion -- a novel about competition, obsession, the hunger for victory, and a young girl with an unsinkable spirit struggling to stay afloat...

Inspire kids to be their best selves and get involved in social change with this stunning anthology about thirty-five amazing women in sports around the world and throughout history. Do you play sports? Maybe you dream about scoring a goal on the soccer field or hitting a home run in baseball...

Temporarily sidelined from her swim team by an earache, Julia won't be kept down in this buoyant novel for ages 7 to 10 by acclaimed writer Angela Ahn. As a member of the Vipers Swim Team, Julia Nam's always in the pool. Mountainview Community Center is like her second home, not only because...

"It's a meditative act," they said. But it's far from meditative for Alexandra Heminsley when yet another wave slams into her face. It's survival. When she laced up her shoes in Running Like a Girl, all she had to do to become a runner was to get out there and run. But swimming is something else entirely. The water is all-consuming, confusing her every move, sabotaging every breath. Determined, Alexandra will learn to adapt, find new strengths, and learn to work with the water.

A magical adventure about a girl, a bear and some very special shoes, perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime – or any time at all! When Josephine leaves the shoe shop after buying some new running shoes, she hears an unusual sound – Click-click! Click-click! A bear with a...

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In a country of junk-filled attics, yard sales, and flea markets frequented by millions of Antiques Roadshow viewers hoping to uncover a grungy chest of drawers worth millions, the Keno twins have become the Siskel and Ebert of antiques. Dapper, witty, and in their early forties (with nearly 60...

¡Es verano y Rebekah no puede estar más emocionada! Ella esperaba con interés todas las actividades al aire libre, momentos de diversión con sus amigos y este verano iba a lograr un gran hito a la hora de nadar en el lago... ¡eso hasta que descubrió lo que nadie más creería!