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The Watcher

James Howe

1997144 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1997
first published
  • 1997Atheneum Books for Young Readers · 167 pages · ENGISBN 9780689801860
  • 2012Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9781439115787
  • 2001Simon Pulse · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9780689835339
  • 2001Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media · ENGISBN 9780606209809
  • 2003Ravensburger Buchverlag · 144 pagesISBN 9783473352432
  • 1999Simon Pulse · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9780689826627
  • 1999Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780613732789
  • 1999Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780613182881

A mysterious girl, dubbed The Watcher, spins tales of rescue from her lonely perch above the beach. She closely observes the actions of two people she has never met: a fourteen-year-old boy whose family seems perfect and a handsome eighteen-year-old lifeguard. Their lives become intertwined -- and their troubling truths are revealed.

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