Books like Summer's Promise (Lifeguards) by Todd Strasser

Twenty‑five year‑old Belly Conklin returns to the family summer home on the coast, where a cancer diagnosis forces her to confront love, loss, and growing up amid the familiar rhythm of beach life.

Kelsey’s idyllic summer at the famed Beverly Island turns sinister when a missing‑girl note, a menacing lighthouse man, and a series of suspicious drownings threaten her safety—just as the lifeguards she trusts are not what they seem.

Lifeguard Laurie Cavanaugh balances demanding duties and unexpected romance while confronting a critical supervisor on a sunny beach.

During a seemingly idyllic summer on Beverly Island, teenage Kelsey discovers a missing girl, a menacing lighthouse keeper, and mysterious drownings. With the island’s lifeguards by her side, she must unravel the dark secret threatening their paradise.

Read-it! Readers…will delight children while strengthening their independent reading skills. Read-it! Readers and Read-it! Readers en Espanol are simple and effective ways to get the reading results you want and the quality you need. With the guidance of literacy educators and reading specialists, these series combine the elements for success in reading with entertaining stories children love. Just select the appropriate color level and language for your readers, and watch them start on the amazing road to reading.

Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author of the Lowcountry Summer trilogy, returns to her beloved South with Beach House Memories, the sequel to The Beach House! Autumn brings haunting beauty to the sun-soaked dunes on Isle of Palms, where Olivia “Lovie” Rutledge lives in her beloved Primrose Cottage. As the seasons change, Lovie remembers one special summer… In 1974, America is changing, but Charleston remains eternally the same. When Lovie married aristocratic, well-connected businessman Stratton Rutledge, she turned over her fortune and fate to his control. But she refused to relinquish one thing: her family’s old seaside cottage. Precious summers with her children on the barrier island are Lovie’s refuge from social expectations and her overbearing husband’s philandering. Here, she is the “Turtle Lady,” tending the loggerhead turtles that lay their eggs in the warm night sand and then slip back into the sea. Then, in the summer of ‘74, biologist Russell Bennett visits to research the loggerheads. Their shared interest brings them together, and soon it blooms into a passionate, profound love—forcing Lovie to face an agonizing decision. Stratton’s influence is far-reaching, and if she dares to dream beyond a summer affair, she risks losing her reputation, her wealth, even her children. This emotional tale of a strong woman torn between duty and desire, between tradition and change, is an empowering journey through the seasons of self-discovery. Until this autumn, this time of winds and tides, of holding on and letting go…

A summer adventure follows Lizzie McGuire as she competes for the top junior lifeguard spot at Hillridge Community Pool while navigating friendships, rivalry, and new summer experiences.

An 8-year-old girl and her older brother move to Virginia to build houses for the disadvantaged.

A young girl's love letters between 13-year-old Bridgette and Cupid help her navigate true love and her parents' struggling marriage, exploring interpersonal relationships and the theme of marriage through a humorous and heartwarming narrative that combines elements of children's fiction and romance.

Zach's heroic dog Riptide loves the sea and proves himself the nineteenth lifeguard on Cape Cod’s Nauset Beach, bringing courage, rescue, and a deep bond between dog and human to the shore.