Real LifeAge 11

Boy Underwater

byAdam Baron

Cymbeline Igloo (yes, really!) has NEVER been swimmingNot ever. Not once.But how hard can it be? Hes Googled front crawl and hes found his dads old pair of trunks. Hes totally ready.What hes not ready for is the accident at the pool or how it leads his mum to a sudden breakdown.Now, with the help of friends old and new, Cymbeline must solve the mystery of why his mum never took him near water and it will turn his whole life upside down

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