News & Reviews
Junior Lifeguards has won some more awards!
• 2018 Purple Dragonfly Award Honorable Mention for Best Tween Book Series
• 2018 Purple Dragonfly Award Honorable Mention for Best Tween Book in Sports category
• 2018 Shortlisted for the CIBA Gertrude Warner Tween Book Award
• 2018 Purple Dragonfly Award Honorable Mention for Best Tween Book Series
• 2018 Purple Dragonfly Award Honorable Mention for Best Tween Book in Sports category
• 2018 Shortlisted for the CIBA Gertrude Warner Tween Book Award


Liz Carey on KidLit TV Again!
Click here to watch Liz and her niece Lily celebrate the publication of MAYDAY by making nachos on KidLit TV with host Rocco Staino.
Click here to watch Liz and her niece Lily celebrate the publication of MAYDAY by making nachos on KidLit TV with host Rocco Staino.

Liz Carey on KidLit TV
Click here to watch Liz chatting with journalist
Rocco Staino on YouTube's Storymakers.

Liz chatted with LONG ISLAND PULSE's Anna Halkidis
about JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS.
Click here to read the article.

Liz and her sister Carrie Doyle were interviewed by journalist Jenny Powers
for her podcast "Broadcast: Running with Heels."
You can find it on iTunes.
Click here for the link.
Junior Lifeguards Series Press:
#27 of Book Riot’s “100 Must Read Middle Grade Books for the Summer”
“Delivers believable surprises…authentic…An enjoyable start to [an] engaging series for tweens.”
--Kirkus Reviews on The Test
“Brings to mind the cheery “it-all-ends-well" tone of books from another era…brimming with wholesome tween drama.”
—School Library Journal on The Test
“This is a great summer read…nicely diverse…Definitely a fun series, both for fans of beach life and for those of us in landlocked areas who only get as far as the beach on a lake!”
--Mrs. Yingling Reads on The Test
“Fun new summer-read series…relatable and engaging.”
—NetGalley children’s librarian review on The Test
#27 of Book Riot’s “100 Must Read Middle Grade Books for the Summer”
“Delivers believable surprises…authentic…An enjoyable start to [an] engaging series for tweens.”
--Kirkus Reviews on The Test
“Brings to mind the cheery “it-all-ends-well" tone of books from another era…brimming with wholesome tween drama.”
—School Library Journal on The Test
“This is a great summer read…nicely diverse…Definitely a fun series, both for fans of beach life and for those of us in landlocked areas who only get as far as the beach on a lake!”
--Mrs. Yingling Reads on The Test
“Fun new summer-read series…relatable and engaging.”
—NetGalley children’s librarian review on The Test
Callahan Cousins Series Press:
"I loved this spirited and heartwarming summer story about growing up, finding adventure, and keeping family bonds."
--Ann M. Martin, author of The Babysitters Club series
"A good choice for fans of the American Girls series."
--School Library Journal
"Appealing...Carey's narrative harks back to wholesome tales of a bygone era."
--Publisher's Weekly
"A good, old-fashioned (but still up to date) read."
--YA Books Central
"Refreshingly sweet-tempered."
--Kidsreads.com
"I loved this spirited and heartwarming summer story about growing up, finding adventure, and keeping family bonds."
--Ann M. Martin, author of The Babysitters Club series
"A good choice for fans of the American Girls series."
--School Library Journal
"Appealing...Carey's narrative harks back to wholesome tales of a bygone era."
--Publisher's Weekly
"A good, old-fashioned (but still up to date) read."
--YA Books Central
"Refreshingly sweet-tempered."
--Kidsreads.com