Coming Up for Air

Coming Up for Air
Author: Miranda Kenneally
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2017-07-04
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1492630128

Swim. Eat. Shower. School. Snack. Swim. Swim. Swim. Dinner. Homework. Bed. Repeat. All of Maggie's focus and free time is spent swimming. She's not only striving to earn scholarships—she's training to qualify for the Olympics. It helps that her best friend, Levi, is also on the team, and cheers her on. But Levi's already earned an Olympic tryout, so Maggie feels even more pressure to succeed. And it's not until Maggie's away on a college visit that she realizes how much of the "typical" high school experience she's missed by being in the pool. No one to shy away from a challenge, Maggie decides to squeeze the most out of her senior year. First up? Making out with a guy. And Levi could be the perfect candidate. After all, they already spend a lot of time together. But as Maggie slowly starts to uncover new feelings for Levi, how much is she willing to sacrifice in the water to win at love?

Someone Missing from Malapais Mountain

Someone Missing from Malapais Mountain
Author: Kris Bock
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2023-02-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1958686506

It’s hard to walk away from the truth when you need a cane… Former international war correspondent Kate Tessler had to trade her illustrious journalism career for her childhood bedroom after a brush with death almost took her leg. But when the editor of a local newspaper asks for her help, Kate is drawn back into her old world. A journalist covering a sprawling story of political corruption may have uncovered explosive new evidence, but she was run off the road in a hit-and-run accident. Gabriella, Kate’s mentee, has been injured and can only communicate by blinking yes or no to questions. Meanwhile, another reporter is missing. The editor is short-staffed, with no one experienced enough to handle something this dangerous. Kate can never give up on the search for truth, so with her trusty senior sidekicks and new PI partner—her sister, Jen—Kate takes the case. Can a fifty-year-old journalist still recovering from a war injury survive the dangers of the Arizona desert long enough to catch a killer?

Wild Swans

Wild Swans
Author: Jessica Spotswood
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2016-05-03
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1492622176

The summer before Ivy's senior year is going to be golden—all bonfires, barbeques, and spending time with her best friends. For once, she will just get to be. No summer classes, none of Granddad's intense expectations to live up to the family name. For generations, the Milbourn women have lead extraordinary lives—and died young and tragically. Granddad calls it a legacy, but Ivy considers it a curse. Why else would her mother have run off and abandoned her as a child? But when her mother unexpectedly returns home with two young daughters in tow, all of the stories Ivy wove to protect her heart start to unravel. The very people she once trusted now speak in lies. And all of Ivy's ambition and determination cannot defend her against the secrets of the Milbourn past...

A Girl Could Stand Up

A Girl Could Stand Up
Author: Leslie Marshall
Publisher: Grove Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2004-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780802141392

When a six-year-old is orphaned, she finds herself the ward of two hapless uncles--Harwood, a macho, hard-drinking photographer, and Ajax, a cross-dresser who prefers to present himself as an "aunt."

The Rag and Bone Girl

The Rag and Bone Girl
Author: Maggie Ford
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2020-04-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473573238

What will she sacrifice for love? Growing up in London’s East End with six siblings, Nora Taylor has always been close to her younger sister Maggie. But when she meets Maggie’s fiancé Robert, they are immediately drawn to each other. Forced to choose between her family and her heart, Nora decides to marry the man she loves – even if it means losing her sister. When the First World War breaks out, Nora must fight to hold her family together through the challenges and tragedies to come. As her children grow up they embark on their own adventures, but another war will threaten all their hopes for the future. Can this broken family survive the dark days of wartime? A sweeping saga charting one family’s fortunes through the First and Second World War and beyond, perfect for fans of Maggie Hope and Dilly Court.

A Garland for Girls

A Garland for Girls
Author: Louisa May Alcott
Publisher: Cliffs Notes
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1908
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

The characters in these seven delightful tales were patterned after real life girls and boys.

Dancing With Strangers In Dark Places

Dancing With Strangers In Dark Places
Author: Mark England
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2011-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1446137023

THE PARTY'S OVER - SOMEONE NEEDS TO TELL SEAN NIPWUD. After all the years of excesses: the drinking, the drugs, the casual sex, the highs with your mates - Just what are you supposed to do next? Sean Nipwud, a 33-year old married father of one. A chronic insomnia disorder. A dubious lack of morals. A devious double persona. A reckless quest for excitement. And a huge chasm in his social fulfillment that demands his full attention. Nipwud menaceson the cusp of personal disaster as he toils in his descision between the frivolity and fantasies that his hungry, fatigued mind craves, or the family that loves him the most. Sean Nipwud is the chemical generations newest belated anti-hero. JOIN THE COMEDOWN!

Young Woman and the Sea

Young Woman and the Sea
Author: Glenn Stout
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0618858687

THE PERFECT MILE meet SWIMMING TO ANTARCTICA in this compelling tale of how nineteen-year-old Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel.

Total Immersion

Total Immersion
Author: Terry Laughlin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2012-03-13
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1451688334

Swim better—and enjoy every lap—with Total Immersion, a guide to improving your swimming from an expert with more than thirty years of experience in the water. Terry Laughlin, the world’s #1 authority on swimming success, has made his unique approach even easier for anyone to master. Whether you’re an accomplished swimmer or have always found swimming to be a struggle, Total Immersion will show you that it’s mindful fluid movement—not athletic ability—that will turn you into an efficient swimmer. This new edition of the bestselling Total Immersion features: -A thoughtfully choreographed series of skill drills—practiced in the mindful spirit of yoga—that can help anyone swim more enjoyably -A holistic approach to becoming one with the water and to developing a swimming style that’s always comfortable -Simple but thorough guidance on how to improve fitness and form -A complementary land-and-water program for achieving a strong and supple body at any age Based on more than thirty years of teaching, coaching, and research, Total Immersion has dramatically improved the physical and mental experience of swimming for thousands of people of all ages and abilities.