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Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"With its promise of escape from the strains of everyday life, the beach has a hold on the popular imagination as the ultimate paradise. In The Last Resort, Sarah Stodola dives into the psyche of the beachgoer and gets to the heart of what drives humans to seek out the sand. At the same time, she grapples with the darker realities of resort culture: strangleholds on local economies, reckless construction, erosion of beaches, weighty carbon footprints,...
163) Sunset beach
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Drue Campbell's life and career have recently been derailed. The only thing she has left is the house her mother left her: a ramshackle beach bungalow with a missing roof in the once-sleepy town of Sunset Beach, which is rapidly becoming a hot spot for the rich and well-heeled, who are none too pleased about the shabby eyesore in their perfect neighborhood. When Drue's larger-than-life father unexpectedly turns up at her mother's funeral and offers...
Author
Series
Desmond Cole ghost patrol volume 3
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Desmond and Andres battle beach bullies who also happen to be creepy monsters.
165) Lucky's Beach
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"School teacher Julie Barlow and her two best friends, Beth and Aggie, are looking forward to an adults only beach vacation. They've barely hit the road when a frantic call from Julie's mother hijacks their best laid plans. Uncle Tony "Lucky" Costa is missing. Always entertaining, often irresponsible, never reliable, Uncle Lucky was a favorite with her friends. For Julie, for whom he'd been a sometimes surrogate father, not so much. Her mother wants...
166) The means: a novel
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Shelly Means is easy to relate to. All she wants is a beach house--in the Hamptons, with a heated pool, a Japanese toilet, and a bunch of other amazing things that she's curated on a vision board. When reality sets in, Shelly pares down her vision to match her actual life, which includes therapist bills for some anger-management issues and a voice-over artist husband who is suddenly having trouble finding work. So what if the beach house is built...
Author
Series
Book retreat mystery volume 9
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Jane and her fiancé, Edwin, are headed to the North Carolina coast for a much-needed vacation. Their harborside loft has floor-to-ceiling bookcases and breathtaking views, but Jane's hopes of exploring the town with her man are stymied when Edwin steps on a stingray. Things take an even less romantic turn when Jane stumbles across a dead body... Instead of taking leisurely beach strolls, Jane is suddenly on a literary chase through time, unearthing...
Author
Series
Walter the farting dog volume 5
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Mr. and Mrs. Crabbe are enjoying their seaside vacation . . . until a certain dog blows away their umbrella with an enormous fart. Before long, Walter is banned from the beach. While Walter is stuck in the beach house, Betty and Billy hunt for treasure out on a sandbar. As soon as they find a nickel, Mr. and Mrs. Crabbe elbow their way in. Soon all four get marooned during high tide. Will Walter hear their cries for help?
169) Guess what!?
Author
Series
Unlimited squirrels volume 4
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Zoom Squirrel and the Squirrel pals are looking forward to going to the beach"--
Author
Series
Magical creatures and crafts volume 5
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A group of children hunt for supplies on the beach to make a gift for a mermaid.
171) Along the shore
Author
Publisher
Brown Bear Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book explores the tidal zone of the ocean, describing the Bay of Fundy, the rocky shores of California, Cape Cod, a Caribbean island, Suriname, and the Valdš Peninsula.
172) Beach paws
Author
Series
Good dog volume 12
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Bo is ready to get his paws into the soft sand at the beach! With his human family by his side and the refreshing waves, it's looking like the ultimate day of fun in the sun. But when a lost pup wanders into Bo's path, Bo quickly puts a hold on beach time to lend a helping paw.
173) The shallows
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Nancy is surfing on a secluded beach, and finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy's ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.
174) Fun in the sun
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Strawberry Shortcake and her friends are berry excited to spend a day at the beach! Everyone except Lemon Blossom, that is. The other girls don't know it, but Lemon is afraid to swim in the ocean! When Strawberry discovers Lemon's fear, she does her best to show her that the ocean isn't so scary when your friends are by your side.
175) Eva at the beach
Author
Series
Owl diaries volume 14
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Eva is very excited about a beach vacation with her family and best friend Lucy, but her secret fear of swimming where there might be hungry sharks could keep her from finding the legendary mermowls.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"It's summer vacation, and the Berenstain Bears are off to the seashore for sun and fun. There is so much to do--swimming, fishing, building sand castles, browsing through the general store, eating delicious dinners at Gull Island Café, and visiting Gull Island Museum. Each glorious sunrise heralds a new adventure! This is the ultimate beach read for Berenstain Bears fans." -- Publisher's description
177) Ballyhoo Bay
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mira Bella mobilizes her art students, from grandmothers to children, crabs to seagulls, to stop a dastardly plan for turning the beach at Ballyhoo Bay into an exclusive resort, and offers an alternative--leave the beach as it is.
178) Beach day
Series
Publisher
Workman Publishing Co., Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
It's time for a beach day with Elmo and his Sesame Street friends! Let's play and explore in the sand.
179) Hidden treasure
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When a young treasure hunter goes to the beach for a day of playing in the surf, she dives deep under the waves to find treasures of all kinds. Some treasures have stories to tell and others are too precious to keep. It seems treasure is everywhere, but nothing could make her feel more like a queen than a perfect day at the beach with her grandfather and furry best friend.
Author
Series
Thomas Austin volume 1
Publisher
Darkness and Light Publishing LLC
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Thomas Austin was once a prominent NYPD detective, known for locking up a psychopathic serial killer dubbed "The Holiday Baby Butcher." Now retired in a small beach town in the Pacific Northwest, Austin runs a little caf,̌ trying to overcome the loss of his wife, a DA who was gunned down only one year ago. But when a mysterious bag of bones appears on a nearby beach, Austin is dragged back into a world he thought he'd left behind. The Holiday Baby...
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