Sour up, hummingbirds. Morrison L.

Annabel hardly ends the seventh grade. No matter how hard she tries, study remains an endless struggle in which it seems to be impossible to win. Compared to friends, the girl feels stupid and uncertain in herself, but as soon as she dives into the water, it is impossible to stop her. Swimming for Annabelle - inspiration and native element. Inhale, a wave, rowing - and all doubts and complexes seem to dissolve in water. In the pool, it becomes strong and incredibly fast, like a hummingbird - it easily concentrates and beats all records.

The coach of senior jackets in swimming notes Annabel and invites her to his team. The girl has new adult friends, and the most handsome guy in the pool begins to look at her as if she were special for him. Annabel is not only trying to help the team get to important competitions. She also wants to fit into the world of high school students, which attracts freedom and love. At the same time, the girl repels her former friends, does not hear her parents and makes mistakes over and over again that do not pass without a trace. Annabel begins to sink in uncertainty: the previous ties are torn, and the new ones do not undergo a strength test. Will she be able to emerge from the mess that her life has turned into?

Lori Morrison taught English in high school for ten years, and now she writes novels for her students. Some of her books, including “emerge, hummingbirds”, were chosen by the best summer reading according to Publishers Weekly. In this story, the reader will be consonant with the doubts and fears of Annabel, through which many passed - the loss of old friends and new acquaintances, the first love and family troubles. But everyone finds out the truth that has opened the girl: you can be mistaken, study on your mistakes and move on.