BEACH BLONDES by Katharine Applegate

I just finished reading Beach Blondes by Katharine Applegate. The students, especially the girls, are going to love it. It is long - over 700 pages - but it reads faster than a much shorter paperback would. The story involves a girl from Minnesota who goes to stay with her cousin for the summer on one of the Floriday Keys. The cousin doesn't want her to be there and puts all sorts of obstacles in her way, but she managed to make friends anyway and gets into lots of trouble (which our students will like to read about!) Another good beach read.