Flip Turns

By Catherine Arguelles

Maddie's pool is under attack. Is her persistent admirer to blame?

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272 pages

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Maddie, a dedicated swimmer, faces a troubling mystery when her family's pool is vandalized. With ketchup in the water and glass on the deck, she suspects Lucas, the classmate who won't take no for an answer. As her parents dismiss the incidents as pranks, Maddie and her friend Ez embark on a quest to uncover the truth. Can they solve the mystery before the Electric Eels swim team and her family's legacy are ruined? Dive into a tale of friendship, courage, and the fight to reclaim peace.

From the publisher

Thirteen-year-old Maddie just wants her classmate Lucas to leave her alone. He keeps asking her out–as if she hasn’t already said no a thousand times! Focusing on her competitive swim team, the Electric Eels, Maddie tries to ignore him, hoping he’ll stop harassing her. But then, when someone starts sabotaging Maddie’s family-owned pool–glass on the deck, ketchup in the pool, followed by a “code brown”–Maddie worries it’s her “admirer” trying to get even. After Maddie’s parents rule the problems at the pool just harmless pranks, Maddie and her best friend, Ez, decide to investigate on their own. Could it be Lucas? And how can Maddie get him to leave her alone once and for all? The future of the Electric Eels and Maddie’s family legacy are on the line.

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