I was never on a swim team, but swimming was a huge part of my life. My mother taught swimming, and I was a lifeguard and swimming teacher all through high school and college. SWIM TEAM felt like familiar territory.
Bree is adjusting to a big move to Florida with her father. New apartment, new friends, and a new school don't seem to be too daunting for Bree but being assigned Swim 101 as her only choice for an elective, pushes her over the edge. She had her heart set on Math Club, and now everyone is going to know she doesn't even know how to swim.
Her first solution to the problem is to skip class, but obviously that doesn't work for long. The real solution turns up when Bree falls in the apartment complex pool and almost drowns. She is saved by Etta, an elderly neighbor. When Etta, a former champion swimmer herself, discovers Bree's dilemma, she comes to the rescue in more ways than one. Etta offers to teach Bree how to swim.
It turns out Bree has great talent as a swimmer. She and Etta might be just what the school swim team needs to save the swimming program and the school pool. Readers are in for a treat in SWIM TEAM. There are breathtaking races, classroom drama, and friendships that come and go as Bree and her new teammates learn the true meaning of teamwork. Perfect for middle grade readers or anyone with a love of swimming.
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