Dive In!

Reading Level: 6^th − 7^th Grade

Put on your sunscreen, grab a towel, and get ready to meet the Pool Girls in this all-new tween series set to make a splash! Memorial Day weekend is finally here, and Grace Davis is having the best time at the Riverside Swim Club. (RSC to those in the know.) There are adorable swim team boys to check out, the warm sun to soak up, and her troubled friendship with a certain former best friend (ahem, Christina Cooper) to forget about. Grace can't wait to spend the entire summer lounging poolside. There's just one little problem--she doesn't actually belong to RSC. Her parents say she can join if she earns the money for membership herself. With two weeks left in the school year before the summer really heats up, will Grace be able to make enough money, or will her summer be totally sunk?

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Gr 5-7--As seventh grade draws to a close, Grace Davis's grade school friend Christina Cooper is hanging out with the cool crowd and leaving her behind. Her other bestie, Mel Levi, is going to be gone all summer. New friend Jaci has invited her to join the Riverside Swim Club, but her parents are making her earn the $200 membership fee. In the meantime, Grace is faced with cheating, caring for a sick dog, and snide comments at school. Dive In! is a story about peer pressure, the need to fit in, learning to stand up for oneself, and the desire to be cool. Although the secondary characters are a little flat and sometimes unrealistic, Grace makes true-to-life decisions and is a likable protagonist. Tween girls will enjoy the setting and the non-preachy tone, as well as the ultra-cute boys.--Terry Ann Lawler, Phoenix Public Library, AZ

Cassie Waters

Growing up, Cassie Waters spent every waking moment of every summer at her swim club (which was conveniently located at the end of her street). These days, Cassie lives in the suburbs of New Jersey, writing and editing books, hanging out with friends, and having lots of fun. Over the years, Cassie has written dozens of books, but the Pool Girls series is nearest and dearest to her heart. She doesn't make it to the pool nearly as often as she would like these days, but she is still very good friends with the girls she used to hang out with at her swim club.

Renée Kurilla is an illustrator of many books for kids, including Orangutanka: A Story in Poems by Margarita Engle, The Owls of Blossom Wood by Catherine Coe, and the Ada Lace Adventure series by Emily Calandrelli. She lives just south of Boston with her husband, their fluffy orange cat, Timmy, and their spiky hedgehog, Lemon. Visit her at Kurillastration.com.

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Fiction

ISBN-13

9781442453753

Lexile Measure

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

Simon Spotlight

Publication date

May 01, 2012

Series

Pool Girls (Hardcover)

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Friendship
Schools
Friendships

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