Books like Swimming to Antarctica by Lynne Cox

Ernest Hemingway’s classic follows an old Cuban fisherman and his young companion as they battle a massive marlin, exploring themes of endurance, solitude, and the human struggle against nature.

Ultramarathon Man chronicles the astonishing 262‑mile run of Dean Karnazes, detailing his extreme endurance, self‑training, and the foods he consumes while pushing the limits of human performance.

In the Hotel Gloriana on the Upper West Side, mid‑forties Tommy Wilhelm spends one pivotal day, isolated among elderly residents and his father, confronting the quiet stakes of middle‑age life.

An inspiring biography of American women swimmers, highlighting their athletic achievements and contributions to the sport.

A Maui grammar‑school teacher turns impoverished Japanese‑American children into Olympic swimmers in three years, leading them to gold at the 1948 London Games.

After opening in the midst of the exciting swim for an 8th gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, this title soon turns to Michael's beginnings, which seemed less than promising. Around age 9, he was diagnosed as having ADHD, and a teacher told his mom that he would "never be able to focus on anything." But Michael and his mom saw things differently, especially after Michael began trying to swim. While he was afraid for his face to be underwater at first, he soon conquered that fear and began to swim straight ahead into what would become a record-setting career. Today, Michael is hailed as 'the greatest Olympic athlete of all time'! This inspiring read will introduce kids to the person behind the legend…a person perhaps not so different from the kids themselves. Michael Phelps: Anything Is Possible! is part of Bearport's Defining Moments: Super Athletes series.

Coralie Sardie, a Coney Island mermaid, encounters Eddie Cohen, a Russian immigrant photographer, and together they uncover mysteries in 1911 New York amid the aftermath of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.