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Learning to Swim
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Learning to Swim (2011) (edit title/settings)

by Sara J Henry (Author) (edit contributors)

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“The talented Sara J. Henry introduces a thoroughly modern heroine with an independent spirit and a tender heart. Readers will be cheering for Troy Chance as she deftly navigates the treacherous waters of betrayal and loss, and they'll be looking forward to seeing her again when the book is... read more

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When she sees what looks like a child tumbling from a ferry into frigid Lake Champlain, Troy Chance dives after him without thinking. When she gets the child to shore she discovers that his name is Paul, he speaks only French—and no one is looking for him.

Her determination to protect... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

When she sees what looks like a child tumbling from a ferry into frigid Lake Champlain, Troy Chance dives after him without thinking. When she gets the child to shore she discovers that his name is Paul, he speaks only French—and no one is looking for him.

Her determination to protect Paul takes Troy far from her life as a freelance writer in a small Adirondack town, into an unfamiliar world of wealth and privilege in Canada, and then into Vermont. Her attachment to the child—and the dangers that evolve when she tries to unravel the mystery of his abandonment—force her to evaluate everything she thought true about herself.

The book includes locales in Lake Placid, New York; Ottawa, Ontario; and Burlington, Vermont.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Troy Chance: main character in this series - female, named by her father after Inspector Roderick Alleyn's wife in the Ngaio Marsh series
  • Simon Chance: Troy's brother
  • Baker: Troy's best friend, lives in Saranac Lake
  • Zach: one of Troy's roommates
  • Alan Jameson: police detective in Ottawa
  • Philippe Dumond: father of Paul, lives in Ottawa
  • Kate: Troy's nurse friend
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First Sentence edit see section history

If I'd blinked, I would have missed it.

Glossary edit see section history

  • poutine: French fires, cheese curds, and brown gravy - originated in Quebec

Series & Lists edit see section history

This book is in Troy Chance series. (standard series)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Sara J Henry (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Crown (Random House)
Country: USA
Publication Date: Feb. 22, 2011
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Page Count: 289

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Reading Level: Young Adults

Appropriate for 13 and up - rated basically PG.

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

  • Number One Novels: A fabulous interview with debut author Sara J. Henry about Learning to Swim.

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