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Author
Series
Stink volume 8
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
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!
2) Jabari jumps
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly...
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A day at the community pool is full of unwater magic--dunking and diving with friends; somersaulting, walking on your hands, and bursting up through the surface like a tortoise. But when a thunderstorm comes and a little brother ventures too close to the pool's edge, will our main character be quick enough and brave enough to save the day?"--
Author
Series
Emily Windsnap volume Book 1
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.
10) In the pool
Author
Series
Publisher
Sundance/Newbridge
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
One by one, four boys get in the pool, and one tricky girl gets them all out.
11) The big hippo
Author
Series
Publisher
Sundance/Newbridge
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A big hippo goes for a swim to cool off and then invites all of his friends to join him.
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.
15) Splash, splash
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
1994
Language
English
Description
All kinds of animals, from a bee to a frog, fall into the water, making their own distinctive noises as they get wet.
16) Splish! Splash!
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
When it rains on the first day of summer, Molly's mother lets her invite her friends to a pool party inside.
18) Deep water
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Tully's attempt to swim across Lake Tahoe after a heartbreaking loss and become the youngest person to complete the famous "Godfather" swim takes a dangerous turn, forcing her to choose between safety and a win that could change everything.
19) Man o' war
Author
Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
On a field trip to SeaPlanet, seventeen-year-old Arab-American high school swimmer River McIntyre has a chance encounter with Indy, a happy, healthy queer person, which sets off a wrenching journey of self-discovery, from internalized homophobia and gender dysphoria, through layers of coming out, affirmation surgery, and true love.
River McIntyre has grown up down the street from Sea Planet, an infamous marine life theme park slowly going out of...
20) Freedom swimmer
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"Ming survived the famine that killed his parents during China's "Great Leap Forward", and lives a hard but adequate life, working in the fields. When a group of city boys comes to the village as part of a Communist Party re-education program, Ming and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new arrivals ... But despite his reservations, Ming befriends a charming city boy called Li. The two couldn't be more different, but slowly they form a bond...
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