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Swim the Fly
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Heidi
Apr 09, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: ya-that-rocks
Really fun and light (plus clean) middle grade read with good messages about friendship and being true to yourself. I listened to this on audiobook and as usual Nick Podehl did a fantastic job!
Ali Cross
Jul 16, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Okay, first? Wow. What an astounding debut. Congratulations Mr. Calame!

This review is just going to be a total author crush. I'm trying to think of critical things to say, but I'm coming up with nothin'. Well, except for the fact that I missed how old the kids are and spent some chunks of brainpower trying to figure it out.

But, what's age when everything else is just so wickedly fun?

The writing was fresh, real and oh-so-boy. I thought Calame nailed "boy" without going overboard on the funny, goo
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Steve Vernon
Sep 15, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: young-adult
Picked this up yesterday at Woozles Bookstore, here in Halifax. I've been watching for it for a while, ever since someone compared my book SINKING DEEPER to SWIM THE FLY.

I've started reading it this morning. So far am loving it. The kind of read that pulls you right in - with just the proper hint of teenage smuttiness to attract the reluctant reader mid-teen male.

yours in storytelling,

Steve Vernon
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Jen Halligan
Hilarious! 4.5 stars, full review to come!
Meg Galbreath
Jan 08, 2010 rated it really liked it
Antonia
Nov 24, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Rolenda
Apr 29, 2015 marked it as to-read
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May 06, 2015 marked it as to-read
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Jan 05, 2016 marked it as to-read
Elizabeth Bornstein
Apr 28, 2017 marked it as to-read