Beach Party Author:R. L. Stine Karen thinks she is at the ultimate beach party in California, and she means to enjoy every minute of it. As the party gets wilder Karen realizes that someone very close to her is close enough to kill. Will this be her last party? — This book is about a girl named Karen who lives in L.A and she invites her friend Ann Marie over for a month from N... more »ew York. Karen's dad isn't home at all for the month so the two girls are alone the whole time. One night they decide to go for a walk on the beach and run into some bad boys. One of them was a boy named Vince. Karen thinks she might like him until a boy named Jerry and his friend save the girls. Jerry was nice, funny, charming, and he seemed to like her, until Karen met his girlfriend, Renee. Renee was very mean and she didn't like Karen. the next day at the beach, Karen and Ann marie ran into Jerry and Renee. Renee wanted to teach Karen how to snorkle but the only non-polluted place was by the rocks. Karen got caught in the current and yelled to Renee but she didn't hear her. Jerry saved Karen. The next day, Karen's old boyfriend, Mike ran into her at the boardwalk. Karen was freaked out because she thought he was stalking her. Vince rode up on his motorcycle and took her home. At a party Renee saw Karen and Jerry kissing. Then Karen went home and found jellyfish in her bed. She thought it was Renee. She went to Renee's the next day and found Renee dead. To find out who killed Renee and who Karen picks, read the book.« less