Up and Air

My friend’s daughter who’s on her school’s swim team adores this book. But this book is far from being for swimmers only. It tackles multiple struggles young people — especially young girls — face during the transition to teenagehood.

Annabelle loves swimming but struggles with learning. She hates needing to have extra time to complete tests and feels most alive in the pool. To make things worse, her best friends seem to be changing — becoming distant — this summer.

Things finally seem to be looking up when she’s invited to join the high school swim team. But when an older boy begins to seem interested in Annabelle, changing circumstances force her to find where her worth lies.