Project First Flight : Putney Designs LLC : 9781958251058 : 1958251054 : 05 Dec 2022 : 2022 Wishing Shelf Book Awards FINALIST! 2023 BookFest Book Awards Gold Medal WINNER! 2023 PenCraft Book Awards 2nd Place! 2024 Literary Titan Gold Medal! 2024 International Book Awards - FINALIST! To strengthen her skills, she'll turn to the scientific method. But can this middle schooler also learn how to mend a broken relationship? Putney Hicks's watery nightmare has officially come to life. After a poor practice session means she has to swim her worst stroke at the next meet, she's anxious she won't stand a chance against her competitors. But as she works hard on improving her terrible technique, she's even more stressed after learning she'll be racing against her former best friend. Drawing inspiration from her recently emerged monarch butterflies and a hummingbird droid, Putney grows hopeful when the flapping-flight data helps her better understand swimming. But with her nemesis mo