Stotan!
HarperCollins · Paperback · April 1, 2003
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- Who it’s for
- A punishing swim season gives discipline and friendship room to meet the unexpected.
- Themes
- Swimming and self-discipline, Friendship under pressure, Secrets and endurance
- Genres
- Water Sports, Coming of Age, YA Stories About Boys & Men
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Stotan: A cross between a Stoic and a Spartin It's the last swimming season for Walker, Nortie, Lion, and Jeff, and their coach is building their self-discipline in a grueling four-hour-a-day test of stamina designed to bring them to the outer edge of their capabilities. As it turns out, Stotan Week is also the week in which secrets are revealed, and the four friends must draw upon their new strengths for an endurance they never knew they'd need.
Endurance Tested
A punishing swim season gives discipline and friendship room to meet the unexpected.
Come here for
- Four friends facing a grueling test of stamina
- The tension between athletic discipline and personal secrets
Expect
- A demanding four-hour-a-day training regimen
- An endurance test that reaches beyond the pool
Where it sits
| Water Sports | 87% |
|---|---|
| Coming of Age | 80% |
| YA Stories About Boys & Men | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Classics
- Coming of Age
- School Stories for Teens
- YA Science Fiction
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- Assimilation for Teens
- Class & Inequality for Teens
- Depression for Teens
- Friendship for Teens
- Authors
- Chris Crutcher
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 1, 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Swimming and self-discipline · Friendship under pressure · Secrets and endurance
- Reading lane
- YA Classics