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Author:
Shaw, Liane, 1959- author.
Title:
Caterpillars can't swim / Liane Shaw.
Publisher:
Second Story Press,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
246 pages ; 21 cm
Subject:
People with disabilities--Juvenile fiction.
Closeted gays--Juvenile fiction.
Suicidal behavior--Juvenile fiction.
Secrecy--Juvenile fiction.
Water--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Prejudices--Juvenile fiction.
Closeted gays.
Friendship.
People with disabilities.
Prejudices.
Secrecy.
Suicidal behavior.
Water.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Notes:
"First published in the USA in 2018"--Title page verso.
Summary:
"Two boys look to the water for escape, but for very different reasons. For sixteen-year-old Ryan, the water is where he finds his freedom. Ever since childhood, when he realized that he would never walk like other people, he has loved the water where gravity is no longer his enemy. But he never imagined he would become his small town's hero by saving a schoolmate from drowning. Jack is also attracted to the water, but for him it's the promise of permanent escape. Disappearing altogether seems better than living through one more day of high school where he is dogged by rumors about his sexuality. He's terrified that coming out will alienate him from everyone in town - and crush his adoring mother. Ryan saves Jack's life, but he also keeps his secret. Their bond leads to a grudging friendship, and an unexpected road-trip to Comic Con with Ryan's best friend Cody, the captain of the swim team. The unlikely trio ends up subverting preconceptions and prejudices of their own and of those around them."-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1772600539
9781772600537
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1015687498
Locations:
SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)
VTPD454 -- Cresco Public Library (Cresco)

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