(0)
(0)
(0)Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Emily Windsnap volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
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.
"A young girl learns she’s half mermaid and plunges into a scheme to reunite with her father in this entrancing, satisfying tale that beckons readers far below the waves. For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. And,...
62) Unsettled
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
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...
63) Up for air
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Annabelle struggles in school, no matter how hard she tries. But as soon as she dives into the pool, shes unstoppable. Shes the fastest girl on the middle school swim team, and when shes asked to join the high school team over the summer, everything changes. Suddenly, shes got new friends, and a high school boy starts treating her like shes somebody specialand Annabelle thinks shell finally stand out in a good way. Shell do anything...
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Fans of Dewdney's bestselling Llama Llama series, now a Netflix animated original series, can join Llama, his Mama, and all their friends in a padded collection of stories each crafted for reading in five minutes or less. Full color.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Our fearless tiny hero conquers another common childhood fear—swim lessons!—in this epic follow-up to his origin story, Tiny Barbarian. After admiring the new movie poster for Bob the Barbarian Conquers The Kraken, Tiny wants to battle a kraken in the choppy seas, too! There’s just one problem: Tiny doesn’t know how to swim! Off to the community pool for Tiny’s first swim lesson! With a swim cap stretched over his signature barbarian...
66) Man o' war
Author
Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Appears on these lists
2023 ALA Youth Media Awards
Arab American Heritage Month for Teens
Rainbow Reads 2023: Young Adult
Transgender Visibility
Arab American Heritage Month for Teens
Rainbow Reads 2023: Young Adult
Transgender Visibility
Description
An achingly honest and frequently hilarious coming-of-age novel about an Arab American trans swimmer fighting to keep their head above water in a landlocked Midwestern town. River McIntyre has grown up down the street from Sea Planet, an infamous marine life theme park slowly going out of business in small-town Ohio. When a chance encounter with a happy, healthy queer person on the annual field trip lands River literally in the shark tank, they must...
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Incorporated
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A reverent celebration of learning to swim among a diverse cast of children and families who each experience the mysterious joys of water in nature"--
"A reverent celebration of learning to swim among a diverse cast of children and families who each experience the mysterious joys of water in nature. In this exploration of what it truly means to swim, expansive vignettes introduce sandpipers, tannin-soaked lakes, and the feeling of a small waterfall...
68) Barely floating
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Appears on list
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.
"A dazzling story full of heart about how one twelve-year-old channels her rage into synchronized swimming dreams from The Education of Margot Sanchez author Lilliam Rivera. Natalia De La Cruz Rivera y Santiago, also known as Nat, was swimming neighborhood...
69) Together we swim
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A joyful, encouraging ode to a mother and son's relationship and the unforgettable experience of a child's first swimming lessons. Jumping into the water can be more than a little scary! But with Mom's steady arms there's no fear of sinking. With a kick, a splash, and his family's cheers of encouragement, one determined boy finds his groove, making waves in this fun-filled day at the pool. Embrace the feeling of accomplishment in this joyous,...
71) I can swim!
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
George becomes increasingly confident as his father teachers him to swim in a pool.
72) Unsinkable!
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With the encouragement of the other Corner Kids, Alex keeps trying until he is able to swim all the way across the pool.
75) Bubbles...up!
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
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?"--
77) Dino-swimming
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Plant-eating dinosaurs compete against meat-eating dinosaurs at a swimming meet.
78) The cowboy
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Anna teaches her dog, Toto, to swim, he is carried too far out by a big wave but a boy in a cowboy hat comes to the rescue.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Surf's up. Llama Llama! Luna Giraffe has the fantastic idea to spend an afternoon playing at the beach. Fantastic except for one little detail... Llama Llama can't swin! So he does what any frightened little Llama would do: He asks his Mama for help. Can Mama Llama's swimming lessons help Llama overcome his fear of the ocean, or will he be stuck on the shore all summer?--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Captain Monty the Malodorous smells really bad and refuses to take a bath in the ocean, but he is forced to reconsider his fear of the water when his beautiful mermaid friend gets into trouble.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request