{"product_id":"the-best-worst-summer-of-esme-sun-hardcover","title":"The Best Worst Summer of Esme Sun - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWendy Wan-Long Shang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author Wendy Wan-Long Shang dives in to the deep end of sportsmanship, prejudice, and the power of friendship in this funny, heartfelt story about two very different girls and one shared passion: swimming.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsme Sun absolutely does \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e care about winning shiny trophies or finally receiving some of the praise her mother bestows so lavishly on her three older, brilliant sisters. But, actually... it would be nice to be good at \u003ci\u003esomething\u003c\/i\u003e. So when Esme discovers on the first day of summer, opening day at the community pool, that her growth spurt over the winter has made her a really fast swimmer, she wonders if she just might have found that thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Esme has an uncomfortable encounter at the pool with a new girl, Kaya, Esme worries she may have hurt Kaya's feelings. Then, embarrassed by Esme's awkwardness, her friend Tegan, the cool girl at school who seems to do everything perfectly, makes Esme promise that from now on, she'll be chill, not act so babyish and intense about things--especially not swim team.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when their swim competitions begin, and Esme starts winning, she finds that she actually cares a lot. In fact, she wants to break the pool's freestyle record. That doesn't mesh so well with her promise to Tegan. And as Esme tries to navigate swimming and her friendships, she searches for a way to apologize and make things right with Kaya.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsme's mom's focus on winning confuses her, though, and she begins to wonder: Is winning really as important as she thinks, even if it means being unkind to your friends and teammates? Or is there another way to compete, to be a good sport and a good friend?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWendy Wan-Long Shang, the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Wall of Lucy Wu\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Battle of Evan Pao\u003c\/i\u003e, dives in to the deep end of sportsmanship, prejudice, and the power of friendship in this funny, sweet, and wonderfully moving story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWendy Wan-Long Shang is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Wall of Lucy Wu\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded the Asian\/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature; \u003ci\u003eThe Way Home Looks Now\u003c\/i\u003e, an Amelia Bloomer Project List selection and a CCBC Choices List selection; \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Battle of Evan Pao\u003c\/i\u003e, which received multiple starred reviews; \u003ci\u003eBubble Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e; Sydney Taylor Honor Book \u003ci\u003eThis Is Just a Test\u003c\/i\u003e, which she cowrote with Madelyn Rosenberg; and \u003ci\u003eNot Your All-American Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eTablet \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine Best Children's Book, also cowritten with Madelyn Rosenberg. She lives with her family in the suburbs of Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45583999303724,"sku":"9781546115380","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/WCz4Vch51I9781546115380.webp?v=1780185019","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/the-best-worst-summer-of-esme-sun-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}