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Stink Moody volume 8
Language
English
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Stink has been in the Polliwog swim class for what seems like frog-ever, and still can't bear to put his face in the water. Then, one day, Stink has a close encounter with a freaky mutant frog. All of a sudden, his froggy senses are tingling!
3) Unsettled
Author
Language
English
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Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Elementary
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Middle Grade
Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Middle Grade
Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
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When her family moves from Pakistan to Peachtree City, all Nurah wants is to blend in, yet she stands out for all the wrong reasons. Nurah's accent, floral-print kurtas, and tea-colored skin make her feel excluded, until she meets Stahr at swimming tryouts. And in the water Nurah doesn't want to blend in. She wants to win medals like her star athlete brother, Owais-who is going through struggles of his own in the U.S. Yet when sibling rivalry gets...
Author
Series
Mindy Kim volume 8
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Mindy Kim can't wait to learn how to swim with her best friend, Sally! But during her first swim lesson, Mindy isn't so sure she can keep up. With a little help from Sally and Theodore the Mutt, can Mindy learn how to make a splash? --
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Series
Captain Awesome volume 4
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
To finish summer swimming lessons, Eugene brings out his superhero alter ego, Captain Awesome, to confront the "Blobby Blob-Blob" at the deep end of the pool.
Author
Series
Adventures of Sophie Mouse volume 3
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Sophie Mouse wants to prove how wonderful mice are for a school project she is doing with her brother, Winston, but starts to have doubts when, even with Hattie and Owen's help, she is unable to learn to swim.
Author
Series
Gym shorts volume 3
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Rita tries to improve her times and flip turns as she struggles to decide whether to remain the best swimmer on the Dolphins team or the worst on the Sharks team, where she could be with her friends.
Author
Series
Galaxy Zack volume 8
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
When summer arrives on Nebulon, Zack discovers that his best friend, Drake, is afraid to learn to swim and decides to teach him before they go on a trip to water-covered planet Araxie.
Author
Series
Alice McKinley. Main series volume 7
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The summer before eighth grade, Alice tries to confront her fears, not the least of which is a fear of deep water.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Books You Might Have Missed 2023: All Ages
Latinx Authors: Books for Elementary Grades
Latinx Authors: Books for Middle Grade
Latinx Authors: Books for Elementary Grades
Latinx Authors: Books for Middle Grade
Description
A novel-in-verse about a 12-year-old Dominican American girl who must keep her love of swimming a secret from her mother, is diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis, and is forced to reimagine the person she is to become.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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2021-2022 Middle School TAB Nominations
Titles Worth Trying: Horror [Grades 3-5]
Titles Worth Trying: Horror [Middle School]
Titles Worth Trying: Horror [Grades 3-5]
Titles Worth Trying: Horror [Middle School]
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"Celeste knows she should be excited to spend two weeks at her grandparents' lake house with her brother, Owen, and their cousins Capri and Daisy, but she's not. Bugs, bad cell reception, and the dark waters of the lake... no thanks. On top of that, she just failed her swim test and hates being in the water-it's terrifying. But her grandparents are strong believers in their family knowing how to swim, especially having grown up during a time of segregation...
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Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In this compilation of four separately published works, Gracie Laroo, the youngest pig on the Water Sprites, a medal-winning synchronized swimming team, gets a chance to perform at the Pig Jubilee, in a movie, on a cruise ship, as well as giving a motivational speech at her former school--all things which test her confidence and abiltiy to perform in the clutch.
Author
Series
Emily Windsnap volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world.
14) Really Truly
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Truly Lovejoy's hopes for a perfect summer are dashed when she is sent to mermaid academy, complete with a sparkly tail, but she finds a new mystery for the Pumpkin Falls Private Eyes to investigate.
15) Flip Turns
Author
Publisher
Jolly Fish Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Maddie just wants her classmate Lucas to leave her alone. He keeps asking her out--as if she hasn't already said no a thousand times! Focusing on her competitive swim team, the Electric Eels, Maddie tries to ignore him, hoping he'll stop harassing her. But then, when someone starts sabotaging Maddie's family-owned pool--glass on the deck, ketchup in the pool, followed by a "code brown"--Maddie worries it's her "admirer" trying to...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Runaway ferrets, former BFF drama-trauma, and one gigantic (and very, very public) belly flop. No doubt about it, Callie Boone's summer is crummy. The only things keeping her afloat are dive practice with her dad and a top-secret Olympic dream. Then a boy named Hoot-who is not her boyfriend!-moves in next door and turns her world upside down and right-side up.
Author
Series
Maggie Sparks volume 2
Publisher
Sweet Cherry Publishing Limited
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Maggie Sparks does NOT like swimming! It is cold, wet and worst of all, she is not very good at it. So when Mom decides to sign her up for swimming lessons, Maggie is not happy. Thankfully, Maggie is a super powerful, super smart, super talented witch. She is determined to use her powers to get into the elite Sharks swimming group and help her best friend, Arthur, along the way. All she needs is a little magic...--
18) Up for air
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
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 somebody special-and Annabelle thinks she'll finally stand out in a good way. She'll...
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Series
Good dog volume 5
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When summer gets hot, it's time to visit the swimming hole. Everyone dives in for a cool splash, except for one poor little pup who doesn't knew how to swim.
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