Learning to Swim

by Cheryl Klam

Book Overview

Seventeen-year-old Steffie Rogers is not happy. Her mother, Barbie, has been suffering from love lunacy since before Steffie was even born. What is love lunacy? It's what happens to her mom when she... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385733720
• ISBN13: 9780385733724
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Steffie Rogers' life is a mess. Her lovestruck mother moves her every time a relationship goes bad, and she has a less-than-amazing summer job as a maid at a Country Club. There is one bright spot though: a hot lifeguard named Keith McKnight, who Steffie is obsessed with. However, Keith's got a snooty, fake girlfriend who he's practically in love with, and he doesn't even know that Steffie exists. Things cannot get any worse for her. However, it all changes one day when a near fatal accident brings Keith and Steffie together. She suddenly finds herself spending more and more time with him, and developing the love-loony symptoms of her crazy mother. Will love lunacy get the best of her? Or can she conquer the madness before it takes over? LEARNING TO SWIM is a very cute book with outrageous characters and funny dialogue. Readers will definitely identify with Steffie's parental problems, and her unrequited love. LEARNING TO SWIM is a great beach book; exciting, and very entertaining to read. It will be a hit among readers who are looking for a little adventure in their lives this summer, and want to read a sweet, different story with a little spunk... and swimming. Reviewed by: Amanda Dissinger

A great new voice for young people

I never quite know what to get for young people as presents and I usually like to give books. This was recommended to me and very well-received! In fact, I enjoyed reading it myself before I wrapped it up. I hope there are more coming soon.

i loved this book

`I bought this book for a friend's daughter and started reading it on the subway. I couldn['t put it down. the characters were real and funny. I love the idea of giving my child a book that I enjoy so we can discuss it. I wholeheartedly recommend this book.