Swim Team

In this graphic novel by Johnnie Christmas, we meet Bree, who has just moved with her dad to a new town.  All of the electives are filled and she is forced to take a swimming class.  She avoids it as much as possible until a neighbor, Ms. Etta, helps her learn.  Ms. Etta explains that historically, because of segregation, black people did not have the opportunity to learn how to swim, so it was a skill that was not passed down in families.  Bree and her friend, Clara, face some serious competition, as well as friendship problems, until the girls realize what a team really is.  This is on the 2023-24 Great Stone Face list.      (GN CHR)