Swing

Summary: For the last three years, best friends Noah and Walt have been searching for cool. Walt is confident that this is their year to gain athletic fame and woo the girls of their dreams--despite the fact that they were just cut from the high school basketball team yet again, and Noah's crush since third grade, Sam, has him firmly in the friend zone. Not to mention Walt's plan relies on the advice of his fast food-employed cousin and a steady diet of jazz music. While Walt works on his swing and listens to a podcast on love, Noah settles in for another year of the status quo--until he stumbles on a stash of old love letters. Each page contains the words he's always wanted to say to Sam, and he finds himself secretly creating artwork using the lines that speak his heart. But when his private artwork becomes public, Noah is forced to decide: continue his life in the dugout and possibly lose the girl forever, or take a swing and make his voice heard? At the same time, numerous American flags are being left around town. While some think it's a harmless prank and others see it as a form of peaceful protest, Noah can't shake the feeling something bigger is happening to his community. Especially after he witnesses events that hint divides and prejudices run deeper than he realized. As the personal and social tensions increase around them, Noah and Walt must decide what is really true when it comes to love, friendship, sacrifice, and fate.

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