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Blumenthal, Deborah. The Lifeguard.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
BLUMENTHAL, Deborah. The Lifeguard. 278p. GIP. Albert Whitman. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8075-4535-5. LC 2011024771.
Gr 9 Up--The longing to hook up with a hottie is what fuels many a teenager's angst. The Lifeguard starts off hot: the French idiom la petit mort and how it corresponds to the English "orgasm" drives an early conversation between Sirena and her best friend, Marissa. Artistic Sirena has a crush on gorgeous lifeguard Pilot, whom she meets when her divorcing parents ship her from Texas to her Aunt Ellie's Rhode Island beach house for the summer. Marissa's humor and common sense make her a believable antagonist to Sirena's swooning and self-absorption through her …
