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Swim to Me
Swim to Me
Author: Betsy Carter
Sometimes to be who you really are, you have — to pretend you?re already who you want to be. — At two, Delores?s mother dropped her into the shallow end of a lake, trusting instinct would teach her daughter to swim. From then on, the water is where Delores Walker feels most at home. Now, nearly seventeen, she?s boarding a Greyhound bus leav...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780553591484
ISBN-10: 0553591487
Publication Date: 8/26/2008
Pages: 336
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: Bantam Discovery
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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reviewed Swim to Me on + 22 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
It was an interesting book. Great discription and good charecters kept me reading. The story, however, kinda fizzles to an anti-climatic end. I can't help but think, it could have been so much better.
TropicAtHeart avatar reviewed Swim to Me on + 32 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book is entertaining and has an interesting premise. A young girl is enthralled by the underwater mermaid show at a small theme park, and grows up to join them. The idea of the mermaid show is basically Seaworld, with humans donning flippers and performing themselves.

It's what I would consider to be a relaxing read. The character have vastly different and interesting experiences. There's a lot of potential for conflict (such as what might occur in a Wally Lamb or Billie Letts novel), but instead of exploring that potential, the conflict just evaporates, and everyone lives more or less happily ever after. Mildly interesting, but not earth-shattering. I was glad I read it, though I wouldn't consider it worthy of a re-read.
reviewed Swim to Me on + 45 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
this book was different and great. it was a really neat story plus it gave you a great mental picture of wikki wachee. i just wish it was longer! this book is a great coming of age book!
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Helpful Score: 1
Good summer reading.
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Readnmachine avatar reviewed Swim to Me on + 1440 more book reviews
This coming-of-age story, set in the late 50s, has a winning heroine in Delores Walker, who leaves her conflict-filled Bronx home to become a mermaid in a Florida roadside amusement park. The character development is well-done, but the abrupt ending is not at all satisfying.
gilligan avatar reviewed Swim to Me on + 4 more book reviews
Being from Florida, this book was a fun look back at the "Glory" days of the theme parks prior to Disney. The Mermaids still swim....
SuzanneB avatar reviewed Swim to Me on
This is a delightful little gem of a book with interesting characters. I especially loved all of the NY-FL settings and the way the characters float in and out of narration. I did not want it to end.


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