Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas

<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Everybody in the pool!</p> <p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">We discuss swimming lessons and look back at the days when people of color were barred from public pools. The book is <strong><em>Swim Team</em></strong>. Writer <a href="https://johnniechristmas.com">Johnnie Christmas</a> says a personal experience inspired the graphic novel. Readers from the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gbcbaltimore/?hl=en">Girlfriends Book Club Baltimore</a> talk about their own swimming journey. Our special celebrity reader is Olympic medal winning swimmer <a href= "https://www.nataliehinds.com">Natalie Hinds</a>. Kitty Felde is host.</p> <p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">You can get an autographed copy of Kitty Felde's first book in The Fina Mendoza Mysteries series of books called <em><strong>Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza</strong></em> by clicking <a href= "https://shop.villagewell.com/kitty-felde-signed-books" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. It's available in English or Spanish.</p>