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Swim the Fly
by Don Calame
PUBL. RECOMMENDED AGE: 14+
LEXILE READING LEVEL: HL620L {what is this?}
PUBLISHER: Candlewick Press
YEAR PUBLISHED: 2009
NO. PAGES: 352
GENRE{S}: Realistic Fiction, Sports Fiction
MAIN CHARACTER GENDER: Male
SERIES: Swim the Fly
SEQUEL: Beat the Band (Swim the Fly #2)
ISBN: 0763647764
READ & REVIEWED BY: Eden - StorySnoop


The Story
Swim the Fly—Book Review

Fifteen-year-old Matt and his buddies, Sean and Coop, set a goal for themselves every summer--things like collecting a thousand golf balls, or getting ahold of a copy of Playboy magazine. But this sumer they have decided to go for broke and get a glimpse of a real live naked girl. Good luck--none of these guys has ever even been on a date before! And just to add to the summer to-do list, Matt has also volunteered to swim the 100 yard butterfly (THE hardest swim stroke ever) in the championship meet for the summer swim team. All to impress the new girl. Never mind that he isn't one of the better athletes on the team, and can barely swim 25 yards of butterfly. But he's got the entire summer to figure it out. What could possibly go wrong?
The Scoop
Swim the Fly—Book Review
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This hilarious book will appeal to all hormonal boys who appreciate a good joke about bodily functions. Matt and his buddies aren't the coolest, best looking, or even decently athletic guys. But they are loyal friends, who are serious about their quest. Every scheme that they come up with (dressing as girls to get into the girls locker room, trying to peep over dressing room walls, going to a nude beach with binoculars, etc.) takes a hysterical turn. They make many ill-advised choices that get them into trouble that usually requires lying to get out of. Their adventures are fairly harmless, and they are usually the only ones who suffer any consequences. When they attend a teen party where a six pack of beer is required to get in, they bring the non-alcoholic O'Douls, and proceed to try to hide that fact for the rest of the evening. There are references to kids wanting to "have sex," but nothing beyond heavy kissing ever actually transpires. Language is mostly mild (sh-t), and a good chunk of the humor comes from every euphemism a teenaged boy can think of for his bodily functions and a girl's body parts. In the end, Matt does see the benefits of telling the truth, sticking it out even when he knows he isn't going to win, and in protecting the virtue of the girl he cares about.
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