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Two books from my #TBR stacks that fit today‘s #SwimmingPoolDay prompt.

Most of my books are packed because we‘re in the middle of selling our place. This is an oldie but a goodie #Greencovers #DearDecember

@Eggs

1. The tagged book and 5 others I‘ve started and not managed to finish yet. I blame work stress 😖 2. Pumpkin! 3. “His experiences with Damkroger, Crabbe, and Hughes had shaken his confidence, and as he‘d gotten on the Matsonian, Sakamoto imagined that a trip with so many haoles would be bleak and humiliating and that he would continually be aware of his role as a second-class citizen with a first-class ticket.” #weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

Just started this and so far it‘s good. I wish the author had a slightly more parsimonious editor but overall it‘s an enjoyable read. Thanks @DebinHawaii for the recommendation!

The true story of how a group of impoverished plantation kids from Hawaii, with no special equipment or skills, became Olympic swimmers in the 1930s. I'd never heard of this story before, and it was intriguing. I picked it up, however, because it was billed as "for fans of The Boys in the Boat" -- a book I absolutely loved. This one was good, but I still liked "The Boys in the Boat" better.

#ReadingResolutions #swimming 🏊🏽

I have had this swimming-based non-fiction historical set on Maui on my shelves for ages. It's about Soichi Sakamoto, a teacher & coach who takes impoverished Japanese-American children & creates a champion swim team with no pool to train in--just the irrigation ditches in the sugarcane fields. Someday I shall get it read. 📚📚📚😬📚📚

This book met #OlympicSport category for #Booked2018. At the center of the story is a group of kids who have extraordinary talent but no means to enhance their swimming skills. Set in the 1930s and into the 1940s, a teacher, Soichi Sakamoto, took notice of the kids as they splashed around together. In 1937, Sakamoto formalized their training as the Three-Year Swim club, or 3YC, with their sights set on the 1940 Olympics. The rest is history.

I‘m curious and want to read this book about a swimming coach who dreamed of making Olympics champions from the children of poverty-stricken, uneducated Japanese and Philippine- American sugar cane cutters on the island of Maui, Hawaii for the 1940 Olympics.

#readingresolutions #olympics

I tried to pick books from my shelves & devices for #Booked2018. I‘ve gotten as far as making a list for Jan-March.

 @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft @Cinfhen

Day 16 #AndItsAugust #Diversity I've tried to make it a point to choose & read more diverse books--although there is certainly room for opportunity. I think this is a fairly good assortment of books that are diverse in perspectives, subject matter, authors, etc... from a quick grab from my #TBR stacks. Now I just need to get them read! 📚📚😬📚📚📚

For the ferry ride home from Martha's Vineyard.

My next book seems appropriate for the moment.

I found this by accident at B&N and knew I had to buy it. I swam competitively in my youth & love watching the Olympics. Go team USA! 🇺🇸 #Augustphotochallenge @TheSpinecrackersBookClub

I wanted to love this book but I thought it got bogged down with unnecessary details.