Swimming with Sharks

Gym Shorts

Betty Hicks, illustrated by Adam McCauley

Roaring Brook Press

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DOES RITA HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO SWIM WITH THE SHARKS?

Rita’s times aren’t good enough to swim with the Sharks—the team where all her friends compete. At first she’s determined to improve, but is Rita ready to attempt complicated flip turns? Or is there another way for Rita to join the Sharks? Early readers will eagerly dive into this latest book in the GYM SHORTS series—sure to make a splash with new readers.

Swimming with Sharks is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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Betty Hicks, illustrated by Adam McCauley

BETTY HICKS is the author of the GYM SHORTS series— action-filled sports stories that pack the energy of the gym into short novels for kids new to reading. Betty Hicks lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.

 

ADAM McCAULEY is the illustrator of several successful fiction series including the TIME WARP TRIO and the WAYSIDE SCHOOL books. He lives in San Francisco, California

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Swimming with Sharks
Gym Shorts
Betty Hicks, illustrated by Adam McCauley
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Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year

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Roaring Brook Press
September 2008
Hardcover
ISBN: 9781596432451
ISBN10: 1596432454
Middle-Grade Fiction
5 7/8 x 7 1/4 inches, 64 pages, Black-and-white line art
Age Range: 7 to 10
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Middle-Grade Fiction64 pages, Black-and-white line art
Age Range: 7 to 10
Grade Range: 2 to 5
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