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"a book from the early/mid 2000s about a high school girl who lives near a beach (maybe or she moved) and works for the school newspaper and solves mysteries. she also meets a guy she does not like a first, but ends up liking. there is a makeout scene in the book and its a series. theres a lot of tension between her and the guy, i think she has brown hair"