num_pages: 124
description: During her family's visits to the beach on Long Island, Ruth makes friends with a lifeguard who helps her handle her worries about the war, an outbreak of polio, and being the youngest girl in sixth grade.
language: English
title: The Boy on the Beach
titlecomplete: The Boy on the Beach
ratings_count: 6
places: Long Island, New York
publisher: Bridgewater Books