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The phantom surfer

Carolyn Keene

1968170 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1968
first published
  • 1968Grosset & Dunlap · 175 pages · ENG
  • 1972Grosset & Dunlap · 175 pages · ENGISBN 9780448090863
  • 1982Sparrow · 170 pages · ENGISBN 9780099276906

Jean and Louise Dana are spending spring vacation with their Starhurst School friends at the resort town of Horizon on the Atlantic coast. The seaside town is being restored to its original Victorian-era character -- but the restoration project is plagued by thievery and sabotage. The Dana sisters and their dates, Chris Barton and Ken Scott, are plunged into the mystery when they witness a lumber theft, discover that signals are being sent from an abandoned lighthouse, and see the nocturnal surfer who time after time mysteriously vanishes before reaching shore.

How it feels

AtmosphereWhimsical

How it reads

Plot intensityEventful
Character focusSingle lead

Worth knowing

Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesJustice
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