A slightly random inclusion for me, as I haven't read any middle grade fiction since I was about that age myself. However, one of my favourite TikTokkers is Meet Me in the Media Centre, and Swim Team is one of the libraries most checked out novels, so I had to give it a whirl!

This is a super cute read about a girl who moves with her Dad to a new state and school, and who is forced into swimming due to the full class schedules. She discovers new friends, skills and herself through participating. The book also sensitively tackles segregation and the lack of access many black people have had to community resources like swimming pools over the past decades.

Super cute - and reminded me how much I do enjoy graphic novels.