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Summary: The Lifeguard
Review: The Lifeguard by Richie Tankersley Cusick is a great suspenseful thriller. This marvelous novel pulls you in like a fish on a hook.
Kelsey, a young 15-year-old girl, goes with her mother to Beverly Island to visit her mother's fiancée Eric. When they show up at the island, Eric immediately tells Kelsey and her Mom that his daughter, Beth, has been murdered. After Kelsey and her Mom settle in, Kelsey starts getting notes from Beth who is supposed to be dead. Soon, she always feels like someone is watching her. Then, someone starts to follow her but she can't quite guess whom. Does someone know that Beth is trying to communicate with Kelsey? Is Beth really dead? You'll just have to read this powerful must read book in order to find out.
The Lifeguard is an awesome book for 7th graders and up. This is a great fiction novel. So great, that I even finished it in 5 days. Richie Tankersley Cusick also wrote The Mall, and Teacher's Pet.
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Summary: Fond Memories
Review: This was the first YA "Thriller" I'd ever read. It started me on my descent into madness (aka "the writer's life") and holds a powerful spell over me today. Now that I'm published myself, I look back at it with fond thoughts.Well written, believable characters make this book shine. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants a FUN book for the beach! Just be careful about going into the water...you never know who will have to rescue you!
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