


Books in series

#1
The Test
2016
Spend a beachy summer vacation 'down the Cape' with Jenna, Piper, Selena, and Ziggy—four girls entering their first season as lifeguards-in-training on Cape Cod's famously fun and gorgeous beaches! In this first book of the Junior Lifeguards series, the girls are vying for spots on the summer squad, with ocean legend Bud Slater hand-picking a team of winners to participate. Will they or won't they make the team? And what of the cute boys who are competing for spots, too: handsome but troubled Hayden, cute but unreliable Luke, and silent but gorgeous Jack Lee? And the competition: glamorous international society ingenue Samantha Frankel, a beautiful swimmer and rock-star rich babe, set to steal the hearts of the boys and the kudos of Bud Slater from all the local girls. Dive right into Junior Lifeguards to find out what happens on the beach and off!

#2
Oscar Season
2017
The new JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS series is wholesome summer fun for young YA readers!
Join the girls of the Junior Lifeguards as they continue their summery adventures in Cape Cod, where ice cream, lip gloss, and sand-between-your-toes combine with crushes and life skills for fun beachfront escapades!
Junior Lifeguards basic training isn’t for wimps. Thirteen-year-old aspiring actress In OSCAR SEASON, Selena Diaz learns this the hard way during her first week on the squad. Along with best pals Jenna, Piper, and Ziggy, Selena is just getting her feet wet as a lifeguard trainee and the going is tough.
What’s worse, she’s also dealing with a new job, swim lessons, a show-tunes singing math tutor, and a haughty neighbor who’s also kind of her boss. But Selena uses her showbiz enthusiasm to tackle every problem, and squad cutie Hayden Jones and stray kitten Oscar brighten each day. Meanwhile, they soon discover that a real Hollywood star is shining brightly in their midst—right here on the Cape!

#3
Shark Bait
2017
The new JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS series is wholesome summer fun for young YA readers!
Join the girls of the Junior Lifeguards as they continue their summery adventures in Cape Cod, where ice cream, lip gloss, and sand-between-your-toes combine with crushes and life skills for fun beachfront escapades!
In SHARK BAIT, Piper Janssens is struggling to feel confident in her new role as a lifeguard. Will her desire to protect beachgoers from Cape Cod’s Great White Sharks be used against her? Hunky Luke Slater is both wise teacher and crush in this story.

#6
Take a Stand (6)
2018
Gold Winner of the Literary Classics Book Awards for Best Tween Series, 2018
Brought to you by a writer of the best-selling CUPCAKE DIARIES series...The JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS series is wholesome summer fun!
The Junior Lifeguards must decide what they stand for when a glamorous but immoral huckster sets up shop at the beach.
Junior Lifeguards are #brave and #strong. Join the squad!
Praise for Junior The Test by Elizabeth Doyle Carey
“ Delivers believable surprises…authentic…An enjoyable start to \[an\] engaging series for tweens.” — Kirkus Reviews
“ Brings to mind the cheery it-all-ends-well tone of books from another era…brimming with wholesome tween drama.” — School Library Journal
Author

Elizabeth Doyle Carey
Author · 14 books
Liz Carey is the author of 43 published books for young readers. She was also the Publisher and co-founder of Dunemere Books, a boutique publisher of travel fiction; a former children's book editor (Golden Books, Workman, Planet Dexter) and bookseller (The Harvard Bookstore in Cambridge, MA). Liz lives on Long Island with her husband, three sons, a high-maintenance cat named Yankee and a chunky Pug named Noolah. Please visit www.elizabethdoylecarey.com.