Bookfly design offers selfpublishing services for indie authors, including custom ebook cover design, book cover design, and copyediting. They must complete this goal by the last day of summer. Its an articulated and much larger version of the boiler spoiler, a fly created for summertime bass fishing patterns. Kormans books, will love the humour calame offers in his first novel. Indeed, calame, previously an elementary teacher and a screenwriter, shows tremendous sensitivity to the awkwardness, insecurity, and frustration of being a 15yearold boy, and nails the exhilaration of young love. Encyclopedia britannica, emergent readers learn how some living things move in water, in air, and on land. Swim the fly book vancouver island regional library. The story was always full of heart and i ended up cheering for matt all the way through.
What kobe bryant can teach swimmers about developing a legendary mindset kobe bryant was a 5time. I recall the cover of the second book was a cave like setting with a sad looking girl facing down. The book, swim the fly by don calame tells the coming of age story of a boy named matt gratton and his two best friends, sean and coop. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. It was the true story of how my swim coach asked me to swim the hundredyard butterfly when i was a. Matt and valerie are maintaining a healthy relationship. Bookfly design book cover design, ebook cover design and.
The whole story is about a group of friends who have one goal over the summer, see a real life naked girl. See the complete swim the fly series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Every summer, the boys get together on the morning of their first day of summer swim team and set a goal. Listen to swim the fly by don calame available from rakuten kobo. Its like an open fire hydrant plugged directly into hell.
But catching a girl in the buff starts to look easy compared to matts other summertime aspiration. Theres a variety of ways to do this set, but here is the original version. How to swim fly the best techniques and tips photos. Along with this, matt a teenage swimmer, must get ready to swim the 100 butterfly, one of the most challenging events ever. This never reads as a book where the author had thought up a series of hilarious setpieces and wrote the characters to fit, instead everything that happens to these boys will have. Relationships between characters matt realizes that kelly is not the one for him. The first book cover was the 3 people on horseback or walking. What can i say about swim the fly that will do it justice.
Swim the fly is, in fact, the sort of book that could tweak many boys to the fun of reading indeed, calame, previously an elementary teacher and a screenwriter, shows tremendous sensitivity to the awkwardness, insecurity, and frustration of being a 15yearold boy, and nails the exhilaration of young love. Swim the fly ebook by don calame 9780763651763 rakuten kobo. Jun 02, 2010 licensed to youtube by rumblefish on behalf of isaac frost. It made me laugh, but also cringe at some of the situations matt and his buddies got into that summer. Book an allinclusive day at discovery cove, including park admission, meals and more. May 09, 2011 swim the fly was a breezy coming of age book about 15 year old boys.
Swim the fly by don calame reading like a cross between fast times at ridgemont high and the karate ki d, don calames swim the fly finds nerdy 15yearold matt gratton conspiring with his equally nerdy buddies, cooper and sean, to achieve their summer goal. The butterfly kick is also very important when you push off from the turns on all the other strokes but especially freestyle and backstroke lets break it down into these steps. Licensed to youtube by rumblefish on behalf of isaac frost. This viscerally funny story of one boys attempt to impress his ladylove by finishing four laps of the dreaded butterfly stroke in a swim competition by summers end is sure to please fans of pete hautmans rash 2006 and randy powells three clams and an oyster 2002. To see a reallive naked girl for the first timequite a challenge, given that none of the guys has the nerve to even ask a girl out on a date. If you like swim the fly you might like similar books call the shots, shift, carter finally gets it, food, girls, and other things i cant have, born to rock. Beat the band isnt exactly a sequel to swim the fly, but it does have the same characters. It showed the loyal friend following the assassin looking dude in a turban holding what looked like a laser rifle.
Swim the fly is, in fact, the sort of book that could tweak many boys to the fun of reading. We strive to make the design process easy while helping. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Call the shots swim the fly, book 3 by don calame book cover, description, publication history. It isnt essential to read swim the fly, but after reading beat the band, youll want to. We specialize in kids or adults swimming lesson for water safety. Apr 01, 2009 this viscerally funny story of one boys attempt to impress his ladylove by finishing four laps of the dreaded butterfly stroke in a swim competition by summers end is sure to please fans of pete hautmans rash 2006 and randy powells three clams and an oyster 2002. I found myself rolling on the ground in laughter and devouring the pages as i couldnt stop flipping through them, eager to see what sort of scrapes matt and his adorable friends get themselves into.
And thats when he makes a dive for the edge of the pool and lets fly a rainbow torrent the like of which ive never seen before in my life. They burrow, walk, hop, gallop, or swing from trees. Swim news, swimming videos, college swimming and olympic swimming coverage, everything for the swimmer and the swim fan. I learned goals can be achieved sideways as well as head on. Swim the fly audiobook by don calame 9781441890511. While the first book by calame was narrated by matt, beat the band has coops tale to tell.
To be honest the fact that this second book is written from coopers pov had me going in a bit weary from the start. Once i heard about calames second book i had to have it. It was the true story of how my swim coach asked me to swim the hundredyard butterfly when i was a fifteenyearold broomstick in a bathing suit and how i. Then the girl out front kind of on a mountain edge. Don calame earned his writing spurs as a screenwriter, and he has used all of his skills in character creation in swim the fly. The swim the fly book series by don calame includes books swim the fly, beat the band, and call the shots. From the depths of the tiechee fly tying laboratory comes a killer fly for smallmouth bass in arizona. The book,swim the fly by don calame tells the coming of age story of a boy named matt gratton and his two best friends, sean and coop. Don calame quote and significance sean enters the tent carrying his xbox. Swim the fly is a funny, cute novel about three best friends on a mission to see a girl in the buff. Cover image fifteenyearold matt gratton and his two best friends, coop and sean, always set themselves a summertime goal. Sep 05, 2010 beat the band isnt exactly a sequel to swim the fly, but it does have the same characters.
May 29, 2011 in the case of my book, swim the fly, the idea came from something that actually happened to me. Though most of these flies and techniques have been developed and refined in the rivers and lakes of the midwest a hotbed of smallmouth fly fishing. This weeks swim training set works varying distances of butterfly mixed with fast freestyle. If you live within the state of florida, check out special price rates exclusively for you. Swim the fly presentation by ravindu angammana on prezi. Freshman swim team members, matt, sean, and coop set a goal to see a naked girl by the end of summer, and the entire book revolves around their schemes to spy on various young women. In addition to the almost incontinencecausing hilarity, this book is true to life, capturing the awkward, sometimes mortifying experience of being an adolescent, while entertaining with brilliant characters, snappy dialogue and a gripping, redemptive story. Become water safe, learn to teach to swim to your kids, learn to master front crawl, freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, tumble turn, diving. This years goal is to see a reallive naked girl for the first time. With more than 5,400 species, mammals move in all kinds of ways. For those of you who dont know, swim the fly is the story of three fifteen year old boys who set a summertime goal of attempting to see a reallive naked girl for the very first time. Matt volunteers to swim the butterfly, a very difficult stroke for him, in order to impress kelly, who is preoccupied with her cheating exboyfriend. Mohammad hosseini lucas wolbers jake eckenrod aaron thompson no intention of infringement. Swim the fly was a breezy coming of age book about 15 year old boys.
In addition to the almost incontinencecausing hilarity, this book is true to life, capturing the awkward, sometimes mortifying experience of being an adolescent, while entertaining with brilliant characters, snappy dialogue and a. Bookfly design book cover design, ebook cover design. In the case of my book, swim the fly, the idea came from something that actually happened to me. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new. Swim the fly is my favourite of calames trilogy about the three best friends, and i have read them all. Swim the fly 2009, a young adult humorous novel by don calame, tells the story of a teenage boy and his best friends on their ultimate summer missionseeing a naked girl in real life for the first time ever. Like all great comedies, swim the fly transcends funniness. While numerous books have been written on smallmouth, this is the first book to cover the cuttingedge techniques and fly patterns being used by some of the countrys top fly fishing guides. Swimming lessons with the best swim teachers to learn with confidence.
But catching a girl in the buff starts to look easy compared to matts other summertime. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. This is the most important part of the butterfly stroke. Bookfly design offers custom book cover design and ebook cover design as well as copyediting services for indie authors looking to selfpublish. You might also like similar books to swim the fly, like call the shots.
Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york. Reading like a cross between fast times at ridgemont high and the karate kid, don calames swim the fly finds nerdy 15yearold matt gratton conspiring with his equally nerdy buddies, cooper and sean, to achieve their summer goal. Don calame fifteenyearold matt gratton and his two best friends, coop and sean, always set themselves a summertime goal. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion.
Matt describing sean throwing up from swim the fly by don calame, page 110 i. Learn to swim and improve any strokes in 3 steps with swimtofly method. Every summer the boys challenge themselves to complete a task and this time they decided they were going to see a girl naked in person. Apr 12, 2016 swim the fly is, in fact, the sort of book that could tweak many boys to the fun of reading indeed, calame, previously an elementary teacher and a screenwriter, shows tremendous sensitivity to the awkwardness, insecurity, and frustration of being a 15yearold boy, and nails the exhilaration of young love.
Read swim the fly by don calame available from rakuten kobo. The swim to fly method uses video tutorials, practical swimming training, theory instructions, skill. Fifteenyearold matt gratton and his two best friends, coop and sean, always set themselves a summertime goal. Theyre unique because calame isnt afraid to show the guys as they are, even with their flaws, swearing, and various bodily excretions. Resolution matt has a stable relationship with his mother. I dont think there are enough sockets for all of these. Bookfly provides custom print and ebook cover design and editing services for indie authors, self publishers, and small presses. How to swim fly the best techniques and tips photos and. Now in paperback three adolescent boys with a single goal. Nov 22, 2017 the first book cover was the 3 people on horseback or walking. Learn how to swim fly, step by step guide, with a great videos and photos explained on detail, master this stroke with this simple and fast tutorial. However, swim the flys narrator matt takes a back seat as the wisecracking, often irritating cooper narrates.
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