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Swim to Me

by Betsy Carter
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It's a fresh start for Delores Walker when she boards a Greyhound bus bound for Florida. Leaving the Bronx far behind, she's headed for sunny Weeki Wachee Springs, frayed roadside attraction in danger of becoming obsolete with the opening of Walt Disney's latest creation, only miles up the road. Always more suited for a life underwater, Delores joins a group of other aquatic hopefuls in this City of Live Mermaids, where she discovers a world of sequined tails and amphibious theme shows that even Disney couldn't dream up. It's in this fantastic place of make-believe and reinvention that Delores Walker becomes Delores Taurus, Florida's most unlikely celebrity.

Bringing together an eccentric assortment of outcasts, poseurs, and underdogs, this wise and poignant novel conjures up a time in America when anything was possible, especially in the Sunshine State. A story of family, chasing dreams and finding your way, Swim To Me will have you believing the impossible—even in mermaids from the Bronx.
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Publisher: Algonquin Books

Kindle Book

  • Release date: August 1, 2007

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781565128453
  • Release date: August 1, 2007

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781565128453
  • File size: 2002 KB
  • Release date: August 1, 2007

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9781565128453
  • File size: 1298 KB
  • Release date: August 1, 2007
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Fiction Literature

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:5.8
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:4

It's a fresh start for Delores Walker when she boards a Greyhound bus bound for Florida. Leaving the Bronx far behind, she's headed for sunny Weeki Wachee Springs, frayed roadside attraction in danger of becoming obsolete with the opening of Walt Disney's latest creation, only miles up the road. Always more suited for a life underwater, Delores joins a group of other aquatic hopefuls in this City of Live Mermaids, where she discovers a world of sequined tails and amphibious theme shows that even Disney couldn't dream up. It's in this fantastic place of make-believe and reinvention that Delores Walker becomes Delores Taurus, Florida's most unlikely celebrity.

Bringing together an eccentric assortment of outcasts, poseurs, and underdogs, this wise and poignant novel conjures up a time in America when anything was possible, especially in the Sunshine State. A story of family, chasing dreams and finding your way, Swim To Me will have you believing the impossible—even in mermaids from the Bronx.
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Fiction Literature
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Algonquin Books

    Kindle Book
    Release date: August 1, 2007

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781565128453
    Release date: August 1, 2007

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781565128453
    File size: 2002 KB
    Release date: August 1, 2007

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9781565128453
    File size: 1298 KB
    Release date: August 1, 2007

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    PDF ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 5.8
    Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    Text Difficulty: 4
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