Riptides (Jalex)
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Last published Thu, Jun 16, 2016
Jack Barakat is a lifeguard at the world-famous Bondi Beach. He's used to pulling people out of the water, returning lost children to parents, and finding personal belongings strewn across the sand. What he doesn't expect to come across is his missing piece suspended fifteen inches below the sea's surface.
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