Hoogenboom so his grandfather can practice asking her out I laughed till I cried. His logic when it comes to enticing her out of her grief is humourous, and when I read the scene where Matt is forced to play Mrs. Hoogenboom, Matt’s grandfather seems to get him into one scrape after another. Trying to woo Matt’s newly widowed neighbour, Mrs. There are many, many hilarious moments in Don Calame’s book, but my favourites involved Matt’s grandfather. If he can only win the last race, he is certain he can catch the eye of his crush Kelly, except getting to that point is harder than it seems. Backed by his two best friends he makes his way through the competitions one at a time. Nothing seems to go as planned as they try many creative options to achieve their goal.īut this story is told from Matt’s perspective, and him aspiring to get the girl by volunteering for an impossible task of swimming the fly also seems hopeless. It’s not easy, and leads to many embarrassing moments and misunderstandings. Review: Motivated by their overwhelming hormones, three best friends decide the next step on the path to having sex someday is seeing a real live woman naked. It’s certain to be a summer they will never forget. Fortunately Sean and Cooper’s ingenuity when it comes to achieving their summer goal also comes in handy with helping Matt get through the competitions one by one. With a body built for freestyle swimming, it’s going to take everything he has to even complete the race let alone place in it. But when Matt volunteers to rescue his swim team by swimming the butterfly stroke race in competitions in order to impress a girl, his focus shifts. Summary: Matt, Sean and Cooper are best friends who have a goal for their summer vacation: seeing a woman naked in real life.

Swim the Fly by Don Calame