03397cam a2200361 4500 365178601 TxAuBib 20181206120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780310761877 0310761875 B07BB5HCRH Amazon ca11ba39-f13d-4442-8130-1cf8af42c5da OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3890274 OverDrive (Product ID) 3890274 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Alexander, Kwame. Swing [Libby]. Blink, 2018. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 22MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Poetry. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:<p>New York Times bestselling authors Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess (Solo) tell a lyrical story about hope, courage, and love that will speak to anyone who's struggled to find their voice. And the surprise ending shines a spotlight on the issues related to our current social divide, challenging perspectives and inspiring everyone to make their voice heard.</p> <p>When America is not so beautiful, or right, or just, it can be hard to know what to do. Best friends Walt and Noah decide to use their voices to grow more good in the world, but first they've got to find cool.</p> <p>Walt is convinced junior year is their year, and he has a plan to help them woo the girls of their dreams and become amazing athletes. Never mind that he and Noah failed to make the high school baseball team yet again, and Noah's love interest since third grade, Sam, has him firmly in the friend zone. Noah soon finds himself navigating the worlds of jazz, batting cages, the strange advice of Walt's Dairy Queen-employed cousin, as well as Walt's "Hug Life" mentality. Status quo seems inevitable until Noah stumbles on a stash of old love letters. Each page contains the words he's always wanted to say to Sam, and he begins secretly creating artwork using the lines that speak his heart. But when his private artwork becomes public, Noah has a decision to make: continue his life in the dugout and possibly lose the girl forever, or take a swing and finally speak out?</p> <p>At the same time, numerous American flags are being left around town. While some think it's a harmless prank and others see it as a form of peaceful protest, Noah can't shake the feeling something bigger is happening to his community. Especially after he witnesses events that hint divides and prejudices run deeper than he realized.</p> <p>As the personal and social tensions increase around them, Noah and Walt must decide what is really true when it comes to love, friendship, sacrifice, and fate.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2018-12-06 22:00:03. Hess, Mary Rand. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ca11ba39-f13d-4442-8130-1cf8af42c5da&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ca11ba39-f13d-4442-8130-1cf8af42c5da&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ca11ba39-f13d-4442-8130-1cf8af42c5da&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) CCTYL