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Up for Air
- Author
- Laurie Morrison
- Narrator
- Rachel L. Jacobs
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 2 February 2021
- Run Time
- 6 hours 39 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Disability, impairments and special needs, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Swimming and water sports, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories
What to expect
Thirteen-year-old Annabelle struggles in school, no matter how hard she tries. But as soon as she dives into the pool, she's unstoppable. She's the fastest girl on the middle school swim team, and when she's asked to join the high school team over the summer, everything changes. Suddenly, she's got new friends, and a high school boy starts treating her like she's somebody special—and Annabelle thinks she'll finally stand out in a good way. She'll do anything to fit in and help the team make it to the Labor Day Invitational, even if it means blowing off her old friends. But after a prank goes wrong, Annabelle is abandoned by the older boy and can't swim. Who is she without the one thing she's good at? Heartwarming and relatable, Up for Air is a story about where we find our self-worth.
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Details
- Author
- Laurie Morrison
- Narrator
- Rachel L. Jacobs
- Duration
- 6 hours 39 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 February 2021
- ISBN
- 9781705278468
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Disability, impairments and special needs, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Swimming and water sports, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories
Synopsis
Dive into this middle-grade novel about competitive swimming, changing friendships, and finding your place.Thirteen-year-old Annabelle struggles in school, no matter how hard she tries. But as soon as she dives into the pool, she's unstoppable. She's the fastest girl on the middle school swim team, and when she's asked to join the high school team over the summer, everything changes. Suddenly, she's got new friends, and a high school boy starts treating her like she's somebody special—and Annabelle thinks she'll finally stand out in a good way. She'll do anything to fit in and help the team make it to the Labor Day Invitational, even if it means blowing off her old friends. But after a prank goes wrong, Annabelle is abandoned by the older boy and can't swim. Who is she without the one thing she's good at? Heartwarming and relatable, Up for Air is a story about where we find our self-worth.
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