 | We don't swim here Author: Tirado, Vincent | |
| Price: $9.83 | ||
Summary:
Bronwyn is only supposed to be in rural Hillwoods for a year. Her grandmother is in hospice, and her father needs to get her affairs in order. And they're all meant to make some final memories together. Except Bronwyn is miserable. Her grandmother is dying, everyone is standoffish, and she can't even go swimming. All she hears are warnings about going in the water, despite a gorgeous lake.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (03/15/23)
School Library Journal (00/04/23)
Booklist (05/01/23)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/06/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 05/01/2023 Seventeen-year-old Bronwyn and her parents move to her father’s hometown for a year when her grandmother, Lala, goes into hospice. Bronwyn, a competitive swimmer, is stunned to learn that all the pools in town have been drained and locked up. Even the lake is offlimits. Everyone seems to be following a secret set of rules, and her cousin Anais won’t explain anything. Bronwyn finally learns that the town is haunted by a vengeful ghost, but when she literally falls into the truth, she is sympathetic rather than terrified. The ghost, Sweetie, is lingering after she was killed in a horrific act of racism, and apart from the tourists that disappear every 10 years, Sweetie only pursues the people who hurt and killed her. Bronwyn and Anais take turns narrating the first-person chapters, giving the reader varied perspectives on the plot. Tirado builds the suspense gradually until Bronwyn learns the truth; after that, the tension skyrockets. Both Bronwyn and Anais are sympathetic characters, and secondary personalities are sharply drawn, with all contributing to the plot. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
