We’re excited to host the giveaway for Barely Floating (Lilliam Rivera)!
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About the Author: Lilliam Rivera
Lilliam Rivera is an award-winning writer and author of the young adult novels Dealing in Dreams, The Education of Margot Sanchez, the middle grade novel Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodunit, and the forthcoming Never Look Back by Bloomsbury. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Elle, to name a few.
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About the Book: Barely Floating
A dazzling story full of heart about how one twelve-year-old channels her rage into synchronized swimming dreams from The Education of Margot Sanchez author Lilliam Rivera.
Natalia De La Cruz Rivera y Santiago, also known as Nat, was swimming neighborhood kids out of their money at the local Inglewood pool when her life changed. The LA Mermaids performed, emerging out of the water with matching sequined swimsuits, and it was then that synchronized swimming stole her heart.
The problem? Her activist mom and professor dad think it’s a sport with too much emphasis on looks–on being thin and white. Nat grew up the youngest in a house full of boys, so she knows how to fight for what she wants, often using her anger to fuel her. People often underestimate her swimming skills when they see her stomach rolls, but she knows better than to worry about what people think. Still, she feels more like a submarine than a mermaid, but she wonders if she might be both.
Barely Floating explores what it means to sparkle in your skin, build community with those who lift you up, and keep floating when waters get rough.
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Book’s Title: Barely Floating
Author: Lilliam Rivera
Release Date: 8.27, 2023
Publisher: Kokila
ISBN-10: 9780593323120
Genre: Middle Grade, Friendship, Social Themes, Water Sports, Hispanic & Latino
Age Range:9-12
*GIVEAWAY DETAILS*
Five (5) winners will receive a copy of Barely Floating (Lilliam Rivera) ~US ONLY
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This would be a great addition to my school library!
Love the cover!
How inspiring!
This seems like such an inspiring story! I also love the cover!
Love the cover!!
Very nice cover
This is such a cute cover and sounds like a great story!
This cover is vibrant and full of action. The synopsis makes me want to read this book.
Beautiful cover! I’d love to share this with readers at my school.
The cover just sparkles. This sounds like an important story about body positivity and inclusion.