SWIM TEAM: SMALL WAVES, BIG CHANGES

SWIM TEAM: SMALL WAVES: BIG CHANGES by Johnnie Christmas

Even though we are in the season of spring, school is winding down and we are starting to think about summer and summer reading lists. Swim Team is one of my first picks with summer specifically in mind.

Swim Team is a graphic novel that covers a myriad of topics: moving, new school, fear of swimming and overcoming, joining a swim team and the dynamics that involves, segregation of pools in our history, healing past hurts/forgiveness etc.

When Bree and her father make the move from Brooklyn, NY to Florida, they're in for some BIG changes. One of the biggest changes- when Bree goes to register for her fourth period elective she finds out that all that's available is Swim 101. The problem is Bree can't swim and is AFRAID of swimming. What unfolds is a journey of facing her fears, making friends, getting to know her neighbor, and helping fix a wrong done years ago that killed a friendship.

HEADS UP- There are a couple uses of Oh my G**.