Swing
(Book)
Contributors
Hess, Mary Rand, author.
Published
Grand Rapids, Michigan : Blink, [2018].
Physical Desc
448 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Barnard Library - YOUNG ADULT | LX YA Fic Alexander | On Shelf |
Plainville Memorial Library | YA ALE | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Bisac Subjects
OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
African Americans -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Baseball -- Fiction.
Baseball -- Fiction.
Baseball stories.
Best friends -- Fiction.
Best friends -- Fiction.
Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
Letters -- Fiction.
Letters -- Fiction.
Letters -- Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Novels in verse.
African Americans -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Baseball -- Fiction.
Baseball -- Fiction.
Baseball stories.
Best friends -- Fiction.
Best friends -- Fiction.
Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
Letters -- Fiction.
Letters -- Fiction.
Letters -- Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Novels in verse.
More Details
Published
Grand Rapids, Michigan : Blink, [2018].
Format
Book
Language
English
UPC
025986761912
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 4.1, 5 Points
Level 4.1, 5 Points
Notes
Description
"When America is not so beautiful, or right, or just, it can be hard to know what to do. Best friends Walt and Noah decide to use their voices to grow more good in the world, but first they've got to find cool. Walt is convinced junior year is their year, and he has a plan to help them woo the girls of their dreams and become amazing athletes. Never mind that he and Noah failed to make the high school baseball team yet again, and Noah's love interest since third grade, Sam, has him firmly in the friend zone. Noah soon finds himself navigating the worlds of jazz, batting cages, the strange advice of Walt's Dairy Queen-employed cousin, as well as Walt's own perceptions of what is actually cool. Status quo seems inevitable until Noah stumbles on a stash of old love letters. Each page contains the words he's always wanted to say to Sam, and he begins secretly creating artwork using the lines that speak his heart. But when his private artwork becomes public, Noah has a decision to make: continue his life in the dugout and possibly lose the girl forever, or take a swing and make his voice heard? At the same time, numerous American flags are being left around town. While some think it's a harmless prank and others see it as a form of peaceful protest, Noah can't shake the feeling something bigger is happening to his community. Especially after he witnesses events that hint divides and prejudices run deeper than he realized. As the personal and social tensions increase around them, Noah and Walt must decide what is really true when it comes to love, friendship, sacrifice, and fate."--
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hess, M. R. (2018). Swing . Blink.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hess, Mary Rand. 2018. Swing. Blink.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hess, Mary Rand. Swing Blink, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hess, Mary Rand. Swing Blink, 2018.
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