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The Boy on the Beach
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4 out of 5
Based on 3 Ratings and 1 Reviews

Book Description
It's 1943, and the world is at war. As the fighting escalates overseas, a polio epidemic grips children in the U.S. Twelve-year-old Ruth is trying to cope with these issues while going through challenges of her own. The only thing Ruth enjoys that summer is her family's trips to Jones Beach. There she meets a lifeguard, an older boy named Russ. Russ seems young, friendly, and fit, and he list... More
Book Information
PublisherTroll Communications
BindingPaperback (2 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages128
ISBN-100816734798
ISBN-13978-0816734795
Publication Date10/01/2002
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About Mary Towne (Author) : Mary Towne is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Mary Towne include The Boy on the Beach, Poison Pen, Angie the Airhead.
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