By Laurie Morrison (author)
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Dive into the paperback of 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.
Laurie Morrison taught middle school for 10 years before writing Every Shiny Thing , her middle-grade debut with co-author Cordelia Jensen. She received her MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Philadelphia.
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Dive into the paperback of this middle-grade novel about competitive swimming, changing friendships, and finding your placeThirteen-year-old Annabelle struggles in school, no matter how hard she tries. But as soon as she dives into the pool, she's unstoppable.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Up for Air and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Up for Air features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Romance / Relationship Stories, School Stories, Sporting Stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Swimming and water sports, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Sports, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
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Up for Air was written by Laurie Morrison and published by Amulet Books an imprint of Abrams Books
Up for Air has 304 pages
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