Swim Team
By Johnnie Christmas
Maryland Black Eyed Susan Nominee 2023-24
A great example of how far graphic novels have come! This is such a good story of a young girl facing her fears and finding herself and as you read that story you also touch on a older neighbor who needs to make amends and a Dad who works too much, but also has a slight weakness.
Bree and her Dad are moving from Brooklyn, New York to Florida. When Bree registers for her classes, all of the ones she wants are filled and she's stuck taking swimming. Bree doesn't know how to swim. An older lady in Bree's apartment complex used to be a competitive swimmer and takes Bree under her wing and coaches her. Bree winds up on the swim team and finds out that sports teams are not just teammates, but family. By pulling together, Bree and her "swim sisters" do some amazing things for not only themselves, but for their coach too. Together they learn the value of friendship, sportsmanship and forgiveness.
