by Sharon K. Solomon
Hiro Kojima, a Japanese American, and Ted Richman, a Jewish American, are backstroke rivals on a swim team. Ted and Hiro don’t much like each other but need to work together to solve their mutual problem, attending swim meets on Saturdays.
Ted goes to temple and Hiro goes to Japanese School, so with advice in the form of proverbs from their grandparents, the boys try to change the swim meets to Sundays.
Eventually Ted and Hiro do solve their problem and, by this time, have become good friends. This multicultural, multigenerational book will appeal to the 8-12 age group.
About the Author
Growing up an identical twin in western Pennsylvania influenced Sharon’s early years. The Carnegie Free Library was her favorite place to get books and go to Story Hour each Friday with her sister.
Libraries and books are still vital for Sharon’s daily existence. The author of eight books for children, the genres range from science plays to picture book fiction and biographies, to middle grade and teen novels.
“I look for ideas everywhere I go and they seem to fall in my lap,” Sharon said. Her latest book is The Pencil That Would Not Die.
You can learn more about Sharon and her books on her website www.sharonsbooks.net.
Sharon K. Solomon
