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Children's Fiction Emotions & Feelings

Taking a Dive

by (author) Michele Martin Bossley

Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Initial publish date
Jan 2011
Category
Emotions & Feelings
Recommended Age
10 to 13
Recommended Grade
4 to 8
Recommended Reading age
7 to 10
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781552777718
    Publish Date
    Jan 2011
    List Price
    $8.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781550285734
    Publish Date
    Jan 1997
    List Price
    $16.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550285727
    Publish Date
    Jan 1997
    List Price
    $8.95

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Description

Josie is afraid that her record-breaking swim in the 200-metre butterfly at the Alberta provincial championship was a fluke. As her Calgary swim team trains for a big meet she can't come anywhere near her best time, and sees her dreams of national and Olympic glory slipping away.

When she participates in her school's Athletic Challenge, however, she's forced to learn the meaning of "personal best" all over again. The insight she gains there spurs her on when she hits the water again.

Taking a Dive uses the exciting world of competitive swimming to explore the links between self-confidence and success.

About the author

Michele Martin Bossley was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but grew up in Calgary, Alberta. Her sixth grade teacher encouraged her to write down the stories she enjoyed creating, but it wasn't until high school that Michele really began to consider writing as a career. She graduated from the University of Calgary in 1991, and began working seriously on writing children's books.

Michele is the author of eighteen novels for young people. Ten of her books have been chosen by the Canadian Children's Book Centre for the Our Choice list. Others have been nominated for the Manitoba and Alberta Reader's Choice Award, and she was runner-up for the 1997 Writer's Guild of Alberta R. Ross Annett Children's Literature award.

Many of Michele's books focus on different sports. As a former athlete, she was involved in synchronized swimming in her teens and competitive swimming in university. She has also coached young swimmers, in addition to coaching her twin sons' soccer and hockey teams, and draws on much of that experience for her books.

A frequent speaker at writing conferences and schools, Michele divides her time between writing and parenting her four sons. She lives in Calgary, Alberta.

 

Michele Martin Bossley's profile page

Awards

  • Winner, Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection

Editorial Reviews

"Martin Bossley evokes the world of competitive swimming while exploring the links between self-confidence and success."

Calgary Herald

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