Ive read a lot of other posts here on 100 free and i dont think underwaters are going to help me that much since im swimming. A place historical fiction audiobook new york times bestseller p2 duration. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. In this sidesplitting sequel, calame details the swim the fly 2009 guys sophomore year, this time from the perspective of horny cooper. Along with this, matt a teenage swimmer, must get ready to swim the 100 butterfly, one of the most challenging events ever. Tommorow im going 50 fly and 100free, trying to go anything under 33 seconds on fly and on the 100 free im kind of torn on how hard i should swim.
Matt gratton and his two best friends, sean and coop, always set themselves a summertime goal. Brilliance audio firm fifteenyearold matt gratton and his two best friends, coop and sean, always set themselves a summertime goal. Listen to swim the fly audiobook by don calame, narrated by nick podehl. What made the experience of listening to swim the fly the most enjoyable. Swim the fly by don calame read by nick podehl audiobook. Don calame quote and significance sean enters the tent carrying his xbox. What followed was a torturous summer of dread as the swim. 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. This one will spread like athletes foot in a locker room. Researchers at harvard university have created a miniature robot which now has the ability to swim, fly and hover. Its mostly about friendship, but youll find some girls and swimming. In addition to the almost incontinencecausing hilarity, this book is true to life, capturing the awkward, sometimes mortifying experience of.
To ask other readers questions about swim the fly, please sign up. High school swimmer matt gratton attempts to impress his smokinghot teammate kelly by volunteering for the hundredyard butterfly. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. But seeing a girl in the buff starts to seem like childs play compared to the other summertime goal matt sets for himself. Matt and his best friends, coop and sean, have set their summertime goal. The theme that i got from the book was to never give up on your dreams or goals no matter how hard they are. The common knowledge section now includes a series field. The unlikely spy by daniel silva audiobook full 12. Swim the fly by don calame overdrive rakuten overdrive. Swim the fly is a book about three kids who are best friends. As far as matt is concerned, theyd have better luck.
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 was too scared to say no. In addition to the pact he makes with his best friends to see a naked girl by the end of summer, matt gratton sets himself the goal of impressing the star of the swim team, kelly west, by swimming. Fifteenyearold matt gratton and his two best friends, coop and sean, always set themselves a summertime goal. Written by don calame, audiobook narrated by nick podehl.
After meeting their goal of seeing a real naked woman. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Usa swimming presents swim fast butterfly with michael phelps and bob bowman p3 duration. I dont think there are enough sockets for all of these. Swim the fly is the funniest book ive read for a long time, and one of only a handful to make me laugh without being able to stop. 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. The third book in the swim the fly series a novel by. See the complete swim the fly series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and. The narrator, nick podehl, did a brilliant job on this audiobook. Yeah i bet you feel it now, baby especially since weve only known each other one day but, ive gotta work shit out, baby im exorcising demons, got em running round the.
Voice of martin luther king jr we have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers. Don calame, nick podehl, candlewick on brilliance audio. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Free ebook pdf swim the fly do you want to download swim the fly book for free. Now in paperback three adolescent boys with a single goal. 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. But catching a girl in the buff starts to look easy compared to matts other summertime aspiration. Listen to swim the fly by don calame available from rakuten kobo. 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. The whole story is about a group of friends who have one goal over the summer, see a real life naked girl. To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page.
Their names are matt, sean, i did not really have any specific reason for choosing to read this book. Swim the fly audiobook by don calame 9781441890511. Trailer for swim the fly, by don calame, published by templar publishing on 1st june 2011. Like all great comedies, swim the fly transcends funniness. The swim the fly book series by don calame includes books swim the fly, beat the band, and call the shots. It is laughoutloud hilarious, and you can empathise with all the situations that teenage boys get into. Call the shots swim the fly, book 3 by don calame book cover. I love being read to almost as much as i love reading, and thus im a big user of audiobooks.
Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. In addition to the pact he makes with his best friends to see a naked girl by the end of summer, matt gratton sets himself the goal of impressing the star of the swim team, kelly west, by swimming the one hundredyard butterfly. I have a waterproof ipod and have tried listening to books while i swim 2500 meters a day, but i find the ambient water sounds kind of drown out the narration. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. All of the characters are enjoyable, and the narration of the different characters makes it even better. 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. 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. Swim the fly mp3 cd audiobook, mp3 audio, unabridged.
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