The Swift Boys & Me
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4.5 • 45 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The lyrical and moving middle-grade debut from YA author Kody Keplinger!
The lyrical and moving middle-grade debut from YA author Kody Keplinger!
Twelve-year-old Nola Sutton has been best friends and neighbors with the Swift boys for practically her whole life. There's the youngest, Kevin, who never stops talking; the oldest, Brian, who's always kind and calm; and then there's Canaan, the ringleader and Nola's best-best friend. Together, they have a summer of fun adventures planned.
But then everything changes overnight.
When the Swifts' daddy leaves without even saying good-bye, it completely destroys the boys, and all Nola can do is watch. Kevin stops talking and Brian is never around. Even Canaan is drifting away from Nola - hanging out with the neighborhood bullies instead of her. Nola just wants things to go back to the way they were -- the way they've always been.
Can Nola and the Swift boys survive this summer with their friendships intact, or has everything fallen apart for good?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"All three of the Swift boys were my best friends, but Canaan was my best-best friend," is how 12-year-old Nola Sutton describes the boys whose family lives in the other half of her duplex. Between chapters, Nola shares memories of her close friendships with Canaan, which verges on romance, as well as with brothers Brian and Kevin. After Mr. Swift walks out on the family, oldest brother Brian is overwhelmed by trying to keep things running smoothly, motormouth third-grader Kevin stops speaking entirely, and Canaan grows angry, driving a wedge between him and Nola. Meanwhile, Nola's family is also undergoing change, and she reluctantly begins to make new friends and decides to search for Mr. Swift herself. YA author Keplinger's (A Midsummer's Nightmare) novel, her first for middle-graders, is driven by themes of betrayal, loss, friendship, and the need for self-reliance when friends and family fall short. The small-town Kentucky setting, unfolding events, and emotional interactions between characters young and old all play their parts in establishing the story's solid sense of realism. Ages 8 12.
Customer Reviews
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I read this book last year, it is now one of my favorite books. Thank you for this masterpiece. 😁
The swift boys and me
Loved it reminded me of me and my cousins
Great book
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