The King of Pawleys

*Winner, Children's (Early to intermediate readers) category for the 2019 IndieReader Discovery Awards

*Finalist, Juvenile Fiction category of the National Indie Excellence Awards


"An excellent read, not just for juvenile readers but for anyone that wants to reminisce about their beach vacations."

- Dave Allen, Indies Today (5-star review)


"Bernstein writes with the foresight of an adult, but the perspective of a man who was once a boy determined to demonstrate his 'mastery of all things beachy'." 

- Stephani Hren, IndieReader (5-star review)


When ten-year-old Peter arrives at the beach for his week-long vacation, he pretty much knows what to expect. After all, his family has been coming to Pawleys Island for as long as any of them remember, so he quickly settles into their normal routine. But that routine is shattered in a flash when he witnesses a brutal fight in the middle of his first night there. Before he knows it, Peter is swept into a wild adventure that will test everything he thought he knew about this tiny coastal town as he races to discover who caused the fight . . . before the bad guy strikes again!