"Water" you up to this summer? If relaxing near the water is on your list, why not dive into to a water-filled story, too? While water and books don't typically mix, this booklist shows that while putting your book in water is a bad idea, having water in your book's story can make for a great read. This is a multilevel booklist that features books about water sports certain to make a splash, and the interest level will age up as your scroll down. Find books for Pre-Readers (0-5), Readers (5-10), Pre-Teens (10-12), and Teens (12-17) with water and water sport weaved in. Selected by SJPL Librarians.
Pre-Readers and Readers. It is pool day in the city and everyone is welcome.
Pre-Readers and Readers. It is pool day in the city and everyone is welcome.
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Pre-Readers and Readers. It is pool day in the city and everyone is welcome.
Pre-Readers and Readers. It is pool day in the city and everyone is welcome.
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Pre-Readers and Readers. Told in rhyming text, a young boy learns to swim in a pool with the example and encouragement of his family.
Pre-Readers and Readers. Told in rhyming text, a young boy learns to swim in a pool with the example and encouragement of his family.
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Pre-Readers and Readers. Told in rhyming text, a young boy learns to swim in a pool with the example and encouragement of his family.
Pre-Readers and Readers. Told in rhyming text, a young boy learns to swim in a pool with the example and encouragement of his family.
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Pre-Readers and Readers. With encouragement from her energetic dog, a hesitant child tries swimming at the beach in her own time and discovers a colorful world beneath the surface in this beautifully illustrated picture book.
Pre-Readers and Readers. With encouragement from her energetic dog, a hesitant child tries swimming at the beach in her own time and discovers a colorful world beneath the surface in this beautifully illustrated picture book.
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Pre-Readers and Readers. With encouragement from her energetic dog, a hesitant child tries swimming at the beach in her own time and discovers a colorful world beneath the surface in this beautifully illustrated picture book.
Pre-Readers and Readers. With encouragement from her energetic dog, a hesitant child tries swimming at the beach in her own time and discovers a colorful world beneath the surface in this beautifully illustrated picture book.
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Pre-Readers and Readers. Beautiful cut-paper illustrations and lyrical prose tell the story of an old wood boat that embarks on adventures once more after being lovingly restored and made seaworthy again.
Pre-Readers and Readers. Beautiful cut-paper illustrations and lyrical prose tell the story of an old wood boat that embarks on adventures once more after being lovingly restored and made seaworthy again.
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Pre-Readers and Readers. Beautiful cut-paper illustrations and lyrical prose tell the story of an old wood boat that embarks on adventures once more after being lovingly restored and made seaworthy again.
Pre-Readers and Readers. Beautiful cut-paper illustrations and lyrical prose tell the story of an old wood boat that embarks on adventures once more after being lovingly restored and made seaworthy again.
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Pre-Readers and Readers. With swimsuits, splashes, and cannonballs, time in the pool means fun for all!
Pre-Readers and Readers. With swimsuits, splashes, and cannonballs, time in the pool means fun for all!
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Pre-Readers and Readers. With swimsuits, splashes, and cannonballs, time in the pool means fun for all!
Pre-Readers and Readers. With swimsuits, splashes, and cannonballs, time in the pool means fun for all!
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Pre-Readers and Readers. Young Ben explores the northern river ecosystem, witnessing some animal hi-jinks in a humorous take on the-house-that-Jack-built ...Show more
Pre-Readers and Readers. Young Ben explores the northern river ecosystem, witnessing some animal hi-jinks in a humorous take on the-house-that-Jack-built trope. Eight pages of information about the animals encountered and key concepts for ecology conclude the book.
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Pre-Readers and Readers. Young Ben explores the northern river ecosystem, witnessing some animal hi-jinks in a humorous take on the-house-that-Jack-built ...Show more
Pre-Readers and Readers. Young Ben explores the northern river ecosystem, witnessing some animal hi-jinks in a humorous take on the-house-that-Jack-built trope. Eight pages of information about the animals encountered and key concepts for ecology conclude the book.
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Pre-Readers and Readers. A young boy wants to create his own perfect dive-bomb into the water, and with the help of his grandmother, he finally discovers the secret.
Pre-Readers and Readers. A young boy wants to create his own perfect dive-bomb into the water, and with the help of his grandmother, he finally discovers the secret.
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Pre-Readers and Readers. A young boy wants to create his own perfect dive-bomb into the water, and with the help of his grandmother, he finally discovers the secret.
Pre-Readers and Readers. A young boy wants to create his own perfect dive-bomb into the water, and with the help of his grandmother, he finally discovers the secret.
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Pre-Readers and Readers. Each summer, a young girl and her family travel to remote Egegik, Alaska, where they join a salmon fishing crew.
Pre-Readers and Readers. Each summer, a young girl and her family travel to remote Egegik, Alaska, where they join a salmon fishing crew.
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Pre-Readers and Readers. Each summer, a young girl and her family travel to remote Egegik, Alaska, where they join a salmon fishing crew.
Pre-Readers and Readers. Each summer, a young girl and her family travel to remote Egegik, Alaska, where they join a salmon fishing crew.
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Pre-Readers and Readers. Swimming lessons are on Saturdays, and every Saturday one little girl has a stomachache. The next Saturday the girl has a stomach...Show more
Pre-Readers and Readers. Swimming lessons are on Saturdays, and every Saturday one little girl has a stomachache. The next Saturday the girl has a stomachache again, but she eventually manages to make it into the pool to practice her kicks. Little by little, the girl's confidence grows-- until one Saturday comes around when she has no stomachache at all! In a charming and relatable story about trying something new, author-illustrator Hyewon Yum shows that sometimes a little bravery and a lot of patience are all you need to face your fear.
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Pre-Readers and Readers. Swimming lessons are on Saturdays, and every Saturday one little girl has a stomachache. The next Saturday the girl has a stomach...Show more
Pre-Readers and Readers. Swimming lessons are on Saturdays, and every Saturday one little girl has a stomachache. The next Saturday the girl has a stomachache again, but she eventually manages to make it into the pool to practice her kicks. Little by little, the girl's confidence grows-- until one Saturday comes around when she has no stomachache at all! In a charming and relatable story about trying something new, author-illustrator Hyewon Yum shows that sometimes a little bravery and a lot of patience are all you need to face your fear.
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Readers. Hmong-American twins Astrid and Apollo are on their very first fishing trip, but while Astrid catches three fine fish, Apollo's line keeps snaggi...Show more
Readers. Hmong-American twins Astrid and Apollo are on their very first fishing trip, but while Astrid catches three fine fish, Apollo's line keeps snagging on non-fish things, and when a summer storm brings the trip to a sudden end Apollo admits he is disappointed with the experience--until he gets a look at the funny pictures their dad has taken.
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Readers. Hmong-American twins Astrid and Apollo are on their very first fishing trip, but while Astrid catches three fine fish, Apollo's line keeps snaggi...Show more
Readers. Hmong-American twins Astrid and Apollo are on their very first fishing trip, but while Astrid catches three fine fish, Apollo's line keeps snagging on non-fish things, and when a summer storm brings the trip to a sudden end Apollo admits he is disappointed with the experience--until he gets a look at the funny pictures their dad has taken.
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Readers. Summer vacation isn’t starting out well for Russell, called Rusty. He failed fifth grade math and now has to go to summer school. His closest pal...Show more
Readers. Summer vacation isn’t starting out well for Russell, called Rusty. He failed fifth grade math and now has to go to summer school. His closest pal, Walter, is at sleepaway camp for six weeks. But worst of all, his mother is temporarily gone, being treated for depression; it’s unknown when she’ll return. Rusty takes his mind off things by fixing up an old catboat. One day, Hazel Perkins, an older woman in a wheelchair, asks him to take her sailing. Rusty puts her off but later agrees to earn money by doing chores at her house. The day before his mother’s return, Rusty finally takes Hazel for a joyous sail. Though sorrow follows, Rusty gains a firmer sense of what’s important.
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Readers. Summer vacation isn’t starting out well for Russell, called Rusty. He failed fifth grade math and now has to go to summer school. His closest pal...Show more
Readers. Summer vacation isn’t starting out well for Russell, called Rusty. He failed fifth grade math and now has to go to summer school. His closest pal, Walter, is at sleepaway camp for six weeks. But worst of all, his mother is temporarily gone, being treated for depression; it’s unknown when she’ll return. Rusty takes his mind off things by fixing up an old catboat. One day, Hazel Perkins, an older woman in a wheelchair, asks him to take her sailing. Rusty puts her off but later agrees to earn money by doing chores at her house. The day before his mother’s return, Rusty finally takes Hazel for a joyous sail. Though sorrow follows, Rusty gains a firmer sense of what’s important.
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Readers. Tired of their last place, loser status, a crew of self-proclaimed weirdos start their own synchronised swimming club. But on their way to gain t...Show more
Readers. Tired of their last place, loser status, a crew of self-proclaimed weirdos start their own synchronised swimming club. But on their way to gain the respect and free snacks they deserve, they stumble upon a lonely giant squid in their local pool. Will he be the secret weapon they need to propel them into synchronised swimming super stardom? Or will they end up with ink on their faces?
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Readers. Tired of their last place, loser status, a crew of self-proclaimed weirdos start their own synchronised swimming club. But on their way to gain t...Show more
Readers. Tired of their last place, loser status, a crew of self-proclaimed weirdos start their own synchronised swimming club. But on their way to gain the respect and free snacks they deserve, they stumble upon a lonely giant squid in their local pool. Will he be the secret weapon they need to propel them into synchronised swimming super stardom? Or will they end up with ink on their faces?
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Readers and Pre-Teens. When she has to take Swim 101, middle schooler Bree must face one of her greatest fears, but with a little help from an elderly neighbor and former swim team captain, she becomes her school's best hope to beat their rival.
Readers and Pre-Teens. When she has to take Swim 101, middle schooler Bree must face one of her greatest fears, but with a little help from an elderly neighbor and former swim team captain, she becomes her school's best hope to beat their rival.
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Readers and Pre-Teens. When she has to take Swim 101, middle schooler Bree must face one of her greatest fears, but with a little help from an elderly neighbor and former swim team captain, she becomes her school's best hope to beat their rival.
Readers and Pre-Teens. When she has to take Swim 101, middle schooler Bree must face one of her greatest fears, but with a little help from an elderly neighbor and former swim team captain, she becomes her school's best hope to beat their rival.
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Readers and Pre-Teens. Money is tight for T'Shawn's family, but thankfully he's given an scholarship to join a great diving team at a private swim club. T...Show more
Readers and Pre-Teens. Money is tight for T'Shawn's family, but thankfully he's given an scholarship to join a great diving team at a private swim club. Things change again within his family when T'Shawn's older brother, Lamont, gets released early from prison. T'Shawn focuses on diving, but he can't ignore that criminal activity is happening more in his neighborhood and that everyone blames his brother. Will T'Shawn be able to grow his relationship with Lamont and keep growing as a diver?
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Readers and Pre-Teens. Money is tight for T'Shawn's family, but thankfully he's given an scholarship to join a great diving team at a private swim club. T...Show more
Readers and Pre-Teens. Money is tight for T'Shawn's family, but thankfully he's given an scholarship to join a great diving team at a private swim club. Things change again within his family when T'Shawn's older brother, Lamont, gets released early from prison. T'Shawn focuses on diving, but he can't ignore that criminal activity is happening more in his neighborhood and that everyone blames his brother. Will T'Shawn be able to grow his relationship with Lamont and keep growing as a diver?
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Readers and Pre-Teens. When his grandfather is injured during a secret quest to find a long-lost treasure at sea, 12-year-old Fin is left to navigate the quest alone in a race to save his grandfather's life.
Readers and Pre-Teens. When his grandfather is injured during a secret quest to find a long-lost treasure at sea, 12-year-old Fin is left to navigate the quest alone in a race to save his grandfather's life.
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Readers and Pre-Teens. When his grandfather is injured during a secret quest to find a long-lost treasure at sea, 12-year-old Fin is left to navigate the quest alone in a race to save his grandfather's life.
Readers and Pre-Teens. When his grandfather is injured during a secret quest to find a long-lost treasure at sea, 12-year-old Fin is left to navigate the quest alone in a race to save his grandfather's life.
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Readers and Pre-Teens. 11-year-old Samira and her family live in a leaky shelter outside of a Bangladeshi refugee camp. Baba works as a shrimper, older br...Show more
Readers and Pre-Teens. 11-year-old Samira and her family live in a leaky shelter outside of a Bangladeshi refugee camp. Baba works as a shrimper, older brother Khaled washes dishes in a hotel, and Samira sells hard-boiled eggs along the beach. Samira’s forbidden pleasures include reading, swimming, and surfing, skills honed with the help of Khaled. After Baba is injured and unable to work, family finances stretch dangerously thin, prompting Samira to enter a surfing competition with a rich prize.
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Readers and Pre-Teens. 11-year-old Samira and her family live in a leaky shelter outside of a Bangladeshi refugee camp. Baba works as a shrimper, older br...Show more
Readers and Pre-Teens. 11-year-old Samira and her family live in a leaky shelter outside of a Bangladeshi refugee camp. Baba works as a shrimper, older brother Khaled washes dishes in a hotel, and Samira sells hard-boiled eggs along the beach. Samira’s forbidden pleasures include reading, swimming, and surfing, skills honed with the help of Khaled. After Baba is injured and unable to work, family finances stretch dangerously thin, prompting Samira to enter a surfing competition with a rich prize.
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Pre-Teens. A sea-faring girl and her friends take on pirates and grown-ups and bond with dragons as they work to make the world a better place.
Pre-Teens. A sea-faring girl and her friends take on pirates and grown-ups and bond with dragons as they work to make the world a better place.
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Pre-Teens. A sea-faring girl and her friends take on pirates and grown-ups and bond with dragons as they work to make the world a better place.
Pre-Teens. A sea-faring girl and her friends take on pirates and grown-ups and bond with dragons as they work to make the world a better place.
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Pre-Teens. Celeste did poorly in her last swimming lesson, so she is dreading the summer trip to her grandparents’ lake house. Mom insists that Grandad Ji...Show more
Pre-Teens. Celeste did poorly in her last swimming lesson, so she is dreading the summer trip to her grandparents’ lake house. Mom insists that Grandad Jim can teach Celeste how to swim—loving the water and learning how to swim are very important to their Black family. As Celeste starts to settle in, strange things begin happening—a flickering light, the sound of footsteps in the attic at night, and strange events that family members attribute to Celeste even when she insists it wasn’t her. And then Celeste sees someone in the bathroom mirror—a girl who looks exactly like her. Celeste confronts her grandparents with her suspicion that the house is haunted, and Grandma Judy reveals that her sister, Ellie, whom Celeste uncannily resembles, drowned in the lake after being barred from Whites-only lessons at the local swimming pool. Although Grandma Judy insists that Ellie would never hurt any of them, the cousins are not convinced and race to discover the truth before someone really gets hurt."
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Pre-Teens. Celeste did poorly in her last swimming lesson, so she is dreading the summer trip to her grandparents’ lake house. Mom insists that Grandad Ji...Show more
Pre-Teens. Celeste did poorly in her last swimming lesson, so she is dreading the summer trip to her grandparents’ lake house. Mom insists that Grandad Jim can teach Celeste how to swim—loving the water and learning how to swim are very important to their Black family. As Celeste starts to settle in, strange things begin happening—a flickering light, the sound of footsteps in the attic at night, and strange events that family members attribute to Celeste even when she insists it wasn’t her. And then Celeste sees someone in the bathroom mirror—a girl who looks exactly like her. Celeste confronts her grandparents with her suspicion that the house is haunted, and Grandma Judy reveals that her sister, Ellie, whom Celeste uncannily resembles, drowned in the lake after being barred from Whites-only lessons at the local swimming pool. Although Grandma Judy insists that Ellie would never hurt any of them, the cousins are not convinced and race to discover the truth before someone really gets hurt."
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Pre-Teens. Stuck on a mysterious island, Ollie, Coco, and Brian must band to together if they hope to escape the creature that haunts them on both land and sea.
Pre-Teens. Stuck on a mysterious island, Ollie, Coco, and Brian must band to together if they hope to escape the creature that haunts them on both land and sea.
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Pre-Teens. Stuck on a mysterious island, Ollie, Coco, and Brian must band to together if they hope to escape the creature that haunts them on both land and sea.
Pre-Teens. Stuck on a mysterious island, Ollie, Coco, and Brian must band to together if they hope to escape the creature that haunts them on both land and sea.
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Pre-Teens. Trot, a Vietnamese American surfer girl, and Cap'n Bill, her cranky one-eyed cat, catch too big a wave and wipe out, sucked down into a magical underwater kingdom where an ancient deep-sea battle rages.
Pre-Teens. Trot, a Vietnamese American surfer girl, and Cap'n Bill, her cranky one-eyed cat, catch too big a wave and wipe out, sucked down into a magical underwater kingdom where an ancient deep-sea battle rages.
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Pre-Teens. Trot, a Vietnamese American surfer girl, and Cap'n Bill, her cranky one-eyed cat, catch too big a wave and wipe out, sucked down into a magical underwater kingdom where an ancient deep-sea battle rages.
Pre-Teens. Trot, a Vietnamese American surfer girl, and Cap'n Bill, her cranky one-eyed cat, catch too big a wave and wipe out, sucked down into a magical underwater kingdom where an ancient deep-sea battle rages.
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Pre-Teens. A decade after her caregiver finds her alone on the beach, twelve-year-old Summer begins wondering where she came from, until a frightening experience in the ocean triggers dreams of a strangely familiar girl in another reality.
Pre-Teens. A decade after her caregiver finds her alone on the beach, twelve-year-old Summer begins wondering where she came from, until a frightening experience in the ocean triggers dreams of a strangely familiar girl in another reality.
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Pre-Teens. A decade after her caregiver finds her alone on the beach, twelve-year-old Summer begins wondering where she came from, until a frightening experience in the ocean triggers dreams of a strangely familiar girl in another reality.
Pre-Teens. A decade after her caregiver finds her alone on the beach, twelve-year-old Summer begins wondering where she came from, until a frightening experience in the ocean triggers dreams of a strangely familiar girl in another reality.
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Pre-Teens. Learning disabilities make school painful for thirteen-year-old Annabelle, but a summer of swimming with the high school team is fantastic until a prank goes wrong, spoiling everything.
Pre-Teens. Learning disabilities make school painful for thirteen-year-old Annabelle, but a summer of swimming with the high school team is fantastic until a prank goes wrong, spoiling everything.
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Pre-Teens. Learning disabilities make school painful for thirteen-year-old Annabelle, but a summer of swimming with the high school team is fantastic until a prank goes wrong, spoiling everything.
Pre-Teens. Learning disabilities make school painful for thirteen-year-old Annabelle, but a summer of swimming with the high school team is fantastic until a prank goes wrong, spoiling everything.
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Pre-Teens. When Lana and her father return home to clean up after a big storm, Lana rescues an injured small magical sea horse-like creature.
Pre-Teens. When Lana and her father return home to clean up after a big storm, Lana rescues an injured small magical sea horse-like creature.
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Pre-Teens. When Lana and her father return home to clean up after a big storm, Lana rescues an injured small magical sea horse-like creature.
Pre-Teens. When Lana and her father return home to clean up after a big storm, Lana rescues an injured small magical sea horse-like creature.
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Pre-Teens. When her parents, the great marine scientists Dr. and Dr. Quail, are killed in a tragic accident, eleven year old Fidelia Quail is wracked by g...Show more
Pre-Teens. When her parents, the great marine scientists Dr. and Dr. Quail, are killed in a tragic accident, eleven year old Fidelia Quail is wracked by grief. But she is forced out of her mourning when she's kidnapped by Merrick the Monstrous, a pirate whose list of crimes stretches longer than a ribbon eel. Her task? Use her marine know-how to retrieve his treasure, lost on the ocean floor. As Fidelia and the pirates close in on the prize, she realizes that Merrick doesn't expect to live long enough to enjoy his loot. Could something other than greed be driving him? Will Fidelia be able to master the perils of the ocean without her parents - and piece together the mystery of Merrick the Monstrous before it's too late?"
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Pre-Teens. When her parents, the great marine scientists Dr. and Dr. Quail, are killed in a tragic accident, eleven year old Fidelia Quail is wracked by g...Show more
Pre-Teens. When her parents, the great marine scientists Dr. and Dr. Quail, are killed in a tragic accident, eleven year old Fidelia Quail is wracked by grief. But she is forced out of her mourning when she's kidnapped by Merrick the Monstrous, a pirate whose list of crimes stretches longer than a ribbon eel. Her task? Use her marine know-how to retrieve his treasure, lost on the ocean floor. As Fidelia and the pirates close in on the prize, she realizes that Merrick doesn't expect to live long enough to enjoy his loot. Could something other than greed be driving him? Will Fidelia be able to master the perils of the ocean without her parents - and piece together the mystery of Merrick the Monstrous before it's too late?"
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Teens. Seventeen-year-old competitive swimmer Tess Cooper grapples with the upheaval of her carefully planned future following an epilepsy diagnosis, and ...Show more
Teens. Seventeen-year-old competitive swimmer Tess Cooper grapples with the upheaval of her carefully planned future following an epilepsy diagnosis, and works to get back in the pool despite her doctor's advice or her disctracting feelings for the new guy.
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Teens. Seventeen-year-old competitive swimmer Tess Cooper grapples with the upheaval of her carefully planned future following an epilepsy diagnosis, and ...Show more
Teens. Seventeen-year-old competitive swimmer Tess Cooper grapples with the upheaval of her carefully planned future following an epilepsy diagnosis, and works to get back in the pool despite her doctor's advice or her disctracting feelings for the new guy.
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