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Lena has lived her whole life near the beach – walking for miles up and down the shore and breathing the salty air, swimming in the cold water, and watching the surfers rule the waves – the problem is, she’s spent her whole life just watching. As her sixteenth birthday approaches, Lena vows... read more

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  • Selena Whittaker: Lena; sixteen-year old California girl; lead character; has always wanted to surf
  • Brian: Lena's protective father.
  • Allie: Lena's loving stepmother.
  • Cole: Lena's 6-year-old brother. He loves people to play catch with him.
  • Kai: Lena's loving boyfriend.
  • Ani: Kai's big sister.
  • Pem: Lena's best friend. Pem loves Max.
  • Max: Henry's brother. He drives a sporty jeep and owns two surfboards.
  • Henry: Max's brother.
  • Lucy: Lena's birth-mother
  • Amphitrite: Lucy's mother.
  • Merrow: Lucy's father.
  • Lorelei: Lucy's neice and Lena's cousin, daughter of Nereus and Iona.
  • Nix: A beautiful merman.
  • Psamanthe: A sea goddess who can transform into a seal in water.
  • Denny: A guy that creeps around the beach. He wears an large overcoat.
  • Grandma Kath: Lena and Cole's grandmother
  • Leslie: Add a description of this character.
  • Martha
  • Erik
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “My sweet girl, This is your family, here in this house, and we love you.”
    Brian Whittaker

Setting & Locations edit see section history

San Francisco, California

First Sentence edit see section history

Lena woke up on the beach.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. L.K. Madigan (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Country: USA
Publication Date: Sep 6 2010
ISBN: 978-0547194912
Page Count: 320

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Grades 7 - up. This is a very appropriate book for all ages, it has light romance in it that goes no farther than kissing.

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