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  1. Whale Talk

    by Chris Crutcher

    There’s bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team. The bad news is that they don’t have a pool. The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway. A group of misfits brought together by T. J. Jones (the J is redundant), the Cutter All Night Mermen struggle to find... (learn more about this book)

  2. Maggie Bean: Book 1

    The Melting of Maggie Bean

    by Tricia Rayburn

    Maggie looked down and barely saw her toenails peeking out from the shadow of her stomach. She closed her eyes and slowly stepped onto the scale. Once she finally opened her eyes, Maggie almost fell off the scale. Maggie Bean's having a tough year. Since her dad lost his job he spends more... (learn more about this book)

  3. Stotan: Book 1

    Stotan!

    by Chris Crutcher

    Stotan: A cross between a Stoic and a Spartin It's the last swimming season for Walker, Nortie, Lion, and Jeff, and their coach is building their self-discipline in a grueling four-hour-a-day test of stamina designed to bring them to the outer edge of their capabilities. As it turns... (learn more about this book)

  4. The Young Man and the Sea

    by Rodman Philbrick

    Twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman's mom just died, and his fisherman dad is too depressed to drag himself off the couch and go to work. So these days Skiff has to take care of everything himself. But when his dad's boat sinks, Skiff discovers it will cost thousands to buy a new engine. Skiff's... (learn more about this book)

  5. Mermaid Park

    by Beth Mayall

    Sixteen-year-old Amy dreads her family vacation. With her new stepfather in the picture, life feels like one big disappointment . . . until Amy discovers Mermaid Park, an old tourist spot where girls dressed in fabulous costumes perform underwater shows. When Amy sees "mermaids" gliding... (learn more about this book)

  6. Maggie Bean: Book 2

    Maggie Bean Stays Afloat

    by Tricia Rayburn

    She was no longer the boring girl who hid in her bedroom eating mounds of chocolate every night. She was the new and improved Maggie Bean, and she was going to do her best to convince Peter Applewood that she was the girl for him. At the end of her tumultuous year, Maggie Bean is a very... (learn more about this book)

  7. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories: Book 143

    Mystery on Maui

    by Carolyn Keene

    Nancy, Bess, and George are on Maui to check out a major international surfing competition. But there's trouble in paradise--big money is at stake in the contest, and someone's playing a dirty game.

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  8. The Sports Fairies: Book 5

    Samantha the Swimming Fairy

    by Daisy Meadows

    It's an exciting time in Fairyland. Everyone is getting ready for the Fairy Olympics! But Jack Frost's goblins have stolen the Sports Fairies' magic objects. Now they're threatening to take over the whole competition! The goblins are making a splash at the town pool with Samantha the... (learn more about this book)

  9. Mr. Gumpy's Outing

    by John Burningham

    Mr. Gumpy lives by a river. One sunny day he decides to take a ride in his small boat. It is such a perfect idea, for such a perfect summer day, that he soon has company: first the children, then the rabbit, the cat, the dog, the pig, the sheep, the chickens, and still others until-- Mr.... (learn more about this book)

  10. The Raft

    by Jim LaMarche

    A flock of birds was moving toward me along the river, hovering over something floating on the water. It drifteddownstream, closer and closer, until finally it bumped up against the dock. Though it was covered with leaves and branches, now I could tell that it was a raft. I reached down and... (learn more about this book)

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