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2) River boy
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Knowing that he is dying, Jess's grandfather insists on returning to the river he had known as a boy to finish a special painting and fulfill a life-long dream.
Author
Series
Captain Awesome volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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
Stink Moody volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Grace loves swimming and is excited about joining the relay team, but not being able to make friends with teammate Chloe upsets her, especially when Chloe blames Grace for a disqualification. Written in graphic novel format.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Splat does not want to have a playdate with Spike and both are afraid to learn how to swim. When the rest of their classmates rush straight into the pool, Splat and Spike find that they may have more in common than they thought.
11) Deep Trouble II
Author
Series
Goosebumps. Original series volume 58
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
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Description
Billy Deep and his sister are spending another summer with their uncle in the Caribbean. While swimming they notice that the fish seem to be growing into monster-sized sea creatures.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Formats
Description
While spending the summer in the Hamptons, sixteen-year-old Mia is disappointed that her cousin Corinne has grown so distant, but when she meets the irresistible and adventurous boy next door, everything changes for the better.
Author
Series
Black lagoon adventures volume 32
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"The weather is hot, so it's time for a pool party! The whole class is excited ... except for Hubie. He doesn't know how to swim. Just the thought of getting in the water is enough to make him sink. Hopefully, some swimming lessons with Mr. Sharky can help. Will Hubie dive in? Don't hold your breath." --
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Inspired by a true story, when Queen Victoria is unable to go swimming without her subjects glimpsing her in a swimming suit, her husband, Prince Albert, comes up with an innovative solution so his wife can indulge in the healthy exercise. Includes author's note, photo of the bathingmachine and a brief biography of Queen Victoria.
Author
Series
World of Emily Windsnap volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Emily Windsnap doesn't know how to swim. Her mother has always cautioned her to stay out of the water. But it's hard to make friends at the beach when everyone else is having fun in the waves! So when swimming lessons start at school, Emily is excited to finally have the chance to learn. Standing beside the pool, she feels the water calling her, but when she jumps in, she gets a strange, kind of scary sensation ... like her legs are stuck together....
19) Whale talk
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Intellectually and athletically gifted, TJ, a multiracial, adopted teenager, shuns organized sports and the gung-ho athletes at his high school until he agrees to form a swimming team and recruits some of the school's less popular students. Features a new afterword by Chris Crutcher
20) Barely floating
Author
Pub. Date
[2023].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Twelve-year-old Natalia's dream of becoming a synchronized swimmer is in jeopardy when her parents decide they are against a sport that emphasizes looks, but Nat is determined to change their minds.