Sink or Swim

Name: Sink or Swim
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Bob Balaban
ISBN: 9781666602470

Author: Bob Balaban

Narrator: Bob Balaban

Unabridged: 4 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 08/08/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Humor, Children's Mystery & Detective, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

There's a thief in town, and all signs point to twelve-year-old Charlie Drinkwater. Once you spontaneously morph into a giant mutant dinosaur in the middle of the school day, people will suspect you of just about anything. Charlie's teachers decide that all he needs is a little discipline, so they make him join the swim team. The only problem is, Charlie is terrified of the water. (He's terrified of a lot of things.) Charlie and his friends vow to apprehend the real criminal and clear Charlie's name. But when they discover who the actual thief is, Charlie's problems get a whole lot bigger...not to mention slimier, scalier, and smellier!

About Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban is the author of the McGrowl series for young readers, and he has appeared in nearly one hundred movies, including Midnight Cowboy, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Waiting for Guffman, and Moonrise Kingdom. He has been nominated for an Oscar, a Tony, four Emmys, a Producers Guild Award, two Directors Guild Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, one of which he won for his appearance in Gosford Park.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Laurie on August 14, 2025

Climate adapting without leaving anyone behind - a riveting read! In an era where climate change is no longer a future threat but a present crisis, this book is a riveting exploration of what adaptation really means – and why we’re not doing nearly enough. Immediately engaging and deeply thought-prov......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on September 28, 2025

Susannah Fisher’s Sink or Swim is a compelling, urgent book, one that refuses to shy away from the hard truths of our climate future while insisting that hope and agency still exist. From the very first pages, Fisher makes it clear: the incremental tweaks and small-scale adaptations we’ve relied upon......more

Goodreads review by Mohamed on September 02, 2025

The book provides a great overview of all the current climate adaptation issues. I loved it and have benefited a lot from it. Timely piece.......more