Maddox, Jake
Summary: Mason Williams is on his junior high school swim team, and he has always been fast at the short distances, but if he wants to compete in the longer races he will need to work on his endurance--so his best friend suggests that he train in the nearby lake.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADHolm, Jennifer L.
Summary: It's summer and Sunny is bored. Most of her friends are out of town. Her mom wants her to babysit way more than Sunny wants to babysit. There's nothing good on TV. The only cool place that's cool is the community pool. Sunny loves going there - and loves it even more when she's offered a job at the snack shack. Soon she's flinging fries and serving frozen ice cream treats - with the assistance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2021
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Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CHIMaddox, Jake.
Summary: Sam is the best swimmer on his team, and he is happy to help the new student, Julien, practice his laps and technique--but when it comes to an actual race, only one swimmer can win.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADCushman, Doug
Summary: "Rex the warthog and Oslo the oxpecker bird are friends who do everything together. But when Rex wants to go swimming, Oslo objects! The water looks cold and wet. There might be sharks. Will Rex be able to help Oslo overcome his fears and join in the fun?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN CUSGurtler, Janet
Summary: When two of her Neptunia relay team members are injured and unable to swim in the thirteen-year-olds' race, Cora presses her friends Rachel and Shyanna into service--but when the team's lucky Sea Lion statue disappears Cora fears sabotage and sets out to find the guilty party, and her chief suspect is a merboy on the rival Titania team.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC GURCoven, Wanda
Summary: "When Heidi's swim team, the Little Mermaids, want to raise money for new swim caps and goggles, Heidi helps with the perfect idea: They should throw a pool party! The temperature in Brewster has been hot, hot, hot, and all the kids in town are looking for a way to cool down. With the help of her team, friends, and a little magic, Heidi brings her pool party idea to life." -- Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED COVSchenkel, Katie
Summary: 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. Includes discussion questions, information about swimming, and glossaries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MADFeuti, Norman
Summary: On a hot day Hedgehog and his best friend Harry go swimming in the pond to cool off--and when Hedgehog helps his friend overcome his fear of going underwater they find a treasure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FEURivera, Lilliam
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kokila 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC RIVReid, C. L.
Summary: After Emma makes the swim team her best friend, Izzie, (who did not make it) has started to avoid her, and Emma fears that she will have to choose between the swim team and her friendship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE REILagonegro, Melissa.
Summary: When Nemo worries that his too-small fin will keep him off the school swim team, his friend Dory encourages him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2005
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR ORANGE LAGKessler, Liz
Summary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE KESMorrison, Laurie
Summary: Learning disabilities make school painful for Annabelle, thirteen, but a summer of swimming with the high school team is fantastic until a prank goes wrong, spoiling everything.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MORHiggins, Cam
Summary: Scrapper teaches Bo to swim when they visit the swimming hole with their human family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2021
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Summary: Two shy children meet at a noisy pool and dive beneath the crowd into a magical undersea land, where they explore a fantastical landscape and meet various creatures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEEPatricelli, Leslie
Summary: "Pack a beach bag and join Baby for that quintessential summer activity: a day at the seashore. With a new little pal in tow, it's time to put on sunscreen (rubby, rubby), set up the umbrella (ouch, this sand is hot!), splash in the waves (run away from the big ones!), and build a sandcastle (extra hands help!). And don't forget ice cream! Thankfully, there's a shower for rinsing off that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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Summary: Splat is worried because Spike, who does not like him, will be coming over after school, and things only get worse when he learns that his class is going to begin swimming lessons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperFestival, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016