Inside the purse purchased for his mom's birthday, Noah finds a series of love poems. Noah's calmness finds him looking for a more quiet way to express himself. She and Walt are perfect-quoting lyrics and obscure statistics, they are equally full of life. They truly balance each other although Walt NEVER shuts up-Noah listens, usually.Walt finds love with the girl who sales Noah a purse.
Noah realizes he, himself, will never be a baseball star. His inability to accept his lack of skill pushes him to actually get better. Walt practices daily to get on the varsity baseball team. Walt's positivity overwhelms Noah who tends more to the realistic. Walt really only has one worry he worries about his brother who serves in the military.
End result: Noah navigates this month alone with only Walt, the eternal optimist, who wants to throw a party in the house to get Noah socializing. When his parents leave for a month to go overseas, Noah's grandmother is supposed to move in. The amusing part of his life is his grandmother.
Noah loves Sam, the third in their group, but Sam dates the school jock. They are going to get girls, play baseball, and have a great year. Kwame Alexander reads the audio, and he does an amazing job.Noah and Walt, best friends, determine that this year looms as one of their best. Īs with all Kwame Alexander books, Swing employs a beautiful rhythm as the story unfolds. Each page contains the words he’s always wanted to. Status quo seems inevitable until Noah stumbles on a stash of old love letters.
Noah soon finds himself navigating the worlds of jazz, batting cages, the strange advice of Walt’s Dairy Queen-employed cousin, as well as Walt’s “Hug Life” mentality. Never mind that he and Noah failed to make the high school baseball team yet again, and Noah’s love interest since third grade, Sam, has him firmly in the friend zone. Walt is convinced junior year is their year, and he has a plan to help them woo the girls of their dreams and become amazing athletes. Best friends Walt and Noah decide to use their voices to grow more good in the world, but first they’ve got to find cool. When America is not so beautiful, or right, or just, it can be hard to know what to do. And the surprise ending shines a spotlight on the issues related to our current social divide, challenging perspectives and inspiring everyone to make their voice heard. New York Times bestselling authors Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess (Solo) tell this lyrical story about hope, courage, and love that speaks to anyone who’s struggled to find their voice.
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