I have been swimming competitively for almost ten years, so reading a book about an Olympic swimmer is right up my alley. Although I am nowhere as good as Pip, I could definitely relate to her love of the water. I originally picked up this book ...read more
Debbie Reed Fischer's second novel, Swimming with the Sharks, is an easy-to-read page turner filled with many laugh-out-loud moments. Right from the beginning, I was hooked. I loved how easy it was to connect with the narrator, Peyton, and how I ...read more
“I loved Swimming. It’s the most original novel I’ve read all year. I can’t get Pip’s voice out of my mind. Give yourself a treat this summer—read this book.”—Judy BlumeA spectacular debut about the rise of an Olympic champion—a novel about ...read more
Five-foot eleven. Freckled. Flat as a surfboard. Peyton Grady sees her role on the varsity cheer squad as the only thing keeping her off the social sidelines at wealthy Beachwood Preparatory Academy. It's her umbilical cord to cool―and it's ...read more
With Junzo Terada's adorable Animal Friends, every day is a party!Jungle animals gather their friends to relax in the sun until the day is done. After all, celebrations are better when we're all together!With a new animal friend peeking out from each ...read more
I really enjoyed reading The Properties of Water. I liked the format of the chapters a lot. But I also thought that the story moved too fast and that we didn't know a lot of information that was needed. It could have been a lot longer of a book ...read more
I love that this book was written with children in mind. Even though it included complex information, it was written in a way that children could understand with simple vocabulary. I also liked that this book was fun to read, and I found myself ...read more
Single-mom Kik Marcheson is doing the best she can. But effort doesn't seem to count for much in the parenting department.Her oldest daughter, Doone, is swimming in the deep end of adolescence. Casey, the middle-child slash good-girl is fraying along ...read more
