Community Corner
Book Signing, Swim That Rock by John Rocco & Jay Primiano
Please join us for a discussion and book signing of Swim That Rock, an all-new young adult novel from John Rocco & Jay Primiano, two authors who grew up in Barrington.
About the Book
A young working-class teen fights to save his family's bar and restaurant after his father is lost in a fishing-boat accident.
When fourteen-year-old Jake’s dad goes missing in a fishing-boat accident, he refuses to think he may have lost his father forever. Suddenly, nothing is certain in Jake’s future, and he must struggle to help save the local diner his mother runs from being repossessed by loan sharks. In Narragansett Bay, scrabbling out a living catching quahogs isn’t easy, but with the help of some local clammers, Jake is determined to work hard and earn enough money to ensure his family’s security and save the diner in time. Told with cinematic suspense and a true compassion for the characters, Swim That Rock is a fast-paced coming of age story that beautifully and evocatively captures the essence of coastal Rhode Island life, the struggles of blue-collar family dynamics, and the dreams of one boy to come into his own.
John Rocco is the author and illustrator of several books for children including Blackout, a Caldecott Honor Book. He also illustrated The Flint Heart by Katherine and John Paterson and Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. John Rocco lives in Los Angeles.
Jay Primiano is a poet, performer and most recently, children’s book author. Like his co-author, John Rocco, Jay Primiano was raised on fishing boats. He started working on a commercial lobster boat when he was eleven years old and still has a deep connection to the waters of Rhode Island, where he spends much of his free time teaching his daughters how to catch dinner. He lives in Jamestown, Rhode Island.
On sale April 8th, 2014
HC: 978-0-7636-6905-8 s E-book: 978-0-7636-7224-9
$16.99 ($19.00 CAN) s 256 pages s Ages 12 and up
Candlewick Press
www.candlewick.com
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