Author: Annaleise Carr, Deborah Ellis
Publisher: Lorimer
Link: Silver Birch 2015
Over eight months of planning, hundreds of hours of hard physical training, amassing a team of dedicated crew mates, approaching sponsors and collecting donations--and, finally, swimming for twenty-seven hours across the cold, rough waters of Lake Ontario. Why would a fourteen-year-old girl take on such a challenge? For Annaleise Carr, the motivation did not come from a desire for glory. Her ultimate goal was to raise money for her new friends at Camp Trillium, a charity that provides a camping experience for kids with cancer. What kept her going through the cold water, the exhaustion and the terrifying night swim was the thought of those kids and their families that she was helping... Click link to read MORE!
Annaleise Carr was a very fun book to read. I enjoyed how much she talked about helping charity and how much she cared about helping children with cancer. She was so determined to swim across that lake and she trained so hard and long. Even if she didnt make it across she would not give up. I liked this book very much.
ReplyDeleteBY Sophia Kozak
DeleteI loved this book. It was very inspirational for people who care about raising money for people in need and who want to make their voice heard. It also really raised my hopes of swimming something big.
ReplyDelete-Amara Lewis