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After a young swimmer''s dreams come to a screeching halt, she finds new, unlikely (boy) friends and a side of herself that she didn''t know existed, in this hilarious YA debut.

Louise Brown dreams of qualifying for the Olympics. Her swimming times are well above her fellow swimmers. And then she fails miserably. As in dead last.

Lou doesn''t really know who she is now. Her days at school are spent being ignored by her sister and teased by popular girls. Then Lou finds herself agreeing to coach three popular boysone of whom she clicks withwho are training to compete as synchronized swimmers.

Together the boys and Lou form a unique friendship (once they get past that whole ignoring-her-in-the-halls thing) and are hopeful that they can nab a chance at stardom.

Comedian Nat Luurtsema has created a young adult novel that is both funny and deeply meaningful, a tale of what happens when everything you thought you ever wanted disappears, leaving you to

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    Publisher: Square Fish
    Publication Date: 05/06/2018
    ISBN13: 9781250158406, 978-1250158406
    ISBN10: 1250158400

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    After a young swimmer''s dreams come to a screeching halt, she finds new, unlikely (boy) friends and a side of herself that she didn''t know existed, in this hilarious YA debut.

    Louise Brown dreams of qualifying for the Olympics. Her swimming times are well above her fellow swimmers. And then she fails miserably. As in dead last.

    Lou doesn''t really know who she is now. Her days at school are spent being ignored by her sister and teased by popular girls. Then Lou finds herself agreeing to coach three popular boysone of whom she clicks withwho are training to compete as synchronized swimmers.

    Together the boys and Lou form a unique friendship (once they get past that whole ignoring-her-in-the-halls thing) and are hopeful that they can nab a chance at stardom.

    Comedian Nat Luurtsema has created a young adult novel that is both funny and deeply meaningful, a tale of what happens when everything you thought you ever wanted disappears, leaving you to

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