Swimming, everyday! All summer long! The Bukowski siblings Katinka, Robbie and first-person narrator Alf can´t believe it. Only because they rescued a child from drowning in the pool, they got season tickets for free. That´s like Christmas and Easter in one, because their family could never afford these tickets. Money always is somewhat scarce. So the siblings enjoy every day at the pool, in all weathers. All three set goals for this summer: Robbie wants to get the swimming badge, Katinka wants to learn French and do the crawl for 20 swim laps uninterrupted and Alf aims to jump of the 10 meter platform.
Superficially it doesn´t happen a lot in this heartwarming book. Between French fries, ice cream and sunscreen, days appear pretty similar. The story´s characteristic is the description of the family: The Bukowski´s team spirit, support and sympathy is so natural, you just want to be friends with them immediately. Without a big tohubohu, still an exciting story, that´s the benefit of this outstanding novel.