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The Lifeguard
1988
First Published
3.58
Average Rating
212
Number of Pages

A summer of sun, sand and murder. Kelsey's summer should have been paradise: An invitation to rich and famous Beverly Island, complete with sun-drenched beaches and three gorgeous lifeguards on duty. But Kelsey's summer is the opposite of paradise. It starts with the note under her pillow from a girl who's missing. Then there's the crazy man in the lighthouse who won't leave Kelsey alone. And there have been a number of suspicious drownings.... At least she has the lifeguards around to protect her.... Poor Kelsey. Someone forgot to tell her that lifeguards don't always like to save lives.

Avg Rating
3.58
Number of Ratings
1,958
5 STARS
22%
4 STARS
28%
3 STARS
38%
2 STARS
11%
1 STARS
1%
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Author

Richie Tankersley Cusick
Richie Tankersley Cusick
Author · 32 books
Richie Tankersley Cusick is the bestselling young adult author of over 25 titles, including two adult horror titles, Scarecrow and Blood Roots. Her popularity grew at the height of the horror/YA boom in the late '80s/early '90s, particularly with books like Lifeguard, Trick or Treat and Teacher's Pet, just to name a few, allowing her to keep company on the bestseller paperback lists with the likes of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike. Her fan base expanded about the time she changed publishers to Archway/Pocket Books with titles like Vampire and Someone at the Door.
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