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It's beach-read season! While you might prefer to read *on* a beach, the next best thing is reading *about* a beach. Pick one of these up to explore the shores. This is an all-ages list of books.
![My love for you]( "My love for you")
![Scooby-Doo!. Blowout beach bash : original story]( "Scooby-Doo!. Blowout beach bash : original story")
![Forever too far : a Rosemary Beach novel]( "Forever too far : a Rosemary Beach novel")
![Camila y su equipo : destrezas sociales : colaboración]( "Camila y su equipo : destrezas sociales : colaboración")
![Endless summer : stories]( "Endless summer : stories")
![The rest is silence]( "The rest is silence")
![Holiday in the Hamptons]( "Holiday in the Hamptons")
![Hana-Kimi : for you in full blossom]( "Hana-Kimi : for you in full blossom")
![Fun with Dude and Betty]( "Fun with Dude and Betty")
![The homewreckers : a novel]( "The homewreckers : a novel")
![Rani's remarkable day]( "Rani's remarkable day")
![Miss Julia weathers the storm]( "Miss Julia weathers the storm")
![On Gull Beach]( "On Gull Beach")
![Sally goes to the beach]( "Sally goes to the beach")
![Rush too far : a Rosemary Beach novel]( "Rush too far : a Rosemary Beach novel")
![Not me!]( "Not me!")
![Running in flip flops from the end of the world]( "Running in flip flops from the end of the world")
![Beach house]( "Beach house")
![Out of the blue]( "Out of the blue")
![Machine : a novel]( "Machine : a novel")
![On Gin Lane]( "On Gin Lane")
![The only survivors : a novel]( "The only survivors : a novel")
![M. Hulot's holiday]( "M. Hulot's holiday")
![Lulu and the dog from the sea]( "Lulu and the dog from the sea")
![Murder in the book lover's loft]( "Murder in the book lover's loft")
![The sea of lost girls : a novel]( "The sea of lost girls : a novel")
![Black sand beach]( "Black sand beach")
![Goosebumps. Ghost beach]( "Goosebumps. Ghost beach")
![Thailand's beaches & islands.]( "Thailand's beaches & islands.")
![Cooper's Charm]( "Cooper's Charm")
![Pirate hunters : treasure, obsession, and the search for a legendary pirate ship]( "Pirate hunters : treasure, obsession, and the search for a legendary pirate ship")
![Getting about : travel writings of William F. Buckley Jr.]( "Getting about : travel writings of William F. Buckley Jr.")
![The wild silence]( "The wild silence")
![Lev's violin : a story of music, culture, and Italian adventure]( "Lev's violin : a story of music, culture, and Italian adventure")
![The women I think about at night : traveling the paths of my heroes]( "The women I think about at night : traveling the paths of my heroes")
![Water, wood, and wild things : learning craft and cultivation in a Japanese mountain town]( "Water, wood, and wild things : learning craft and cultivation in a Japanese mountain town")
![Cheese, wine, and bread : discovering the magic of fermentation in England, Italy, and France]( "Cheese, wine, and bread : discovering the magic of fermentation in England, Italy, and France")
![Embrace fearlessly the burning world : essays]( "Embrace fearlessly the burning world : essays")
![Leave it as it is : a journey through Theodore Roosevelt's American wilderness]( "Leave it as it is : a journey through Theodore Roosevelt's American wilderness")
![A course called America : fifty states, five thousand fairways, and the search for the great American golf course]( "A course called America : fifty states, five thousand fairways, and the search for the great American golf course")
![A night to remember]( "A night to remember")
![Figures in a landscape : people and places : essays: 2001-2016]( "Figures in a landscape : people and places : essays: 2001-2016")
![The deepest South of all : true stories from Natchez, Mississippi]( "The deepest South of all : true stories from Natchez, Mississippi")
![Hyenas laughed at me, and now I know why : the best of travel humor and misadventure]( "Hyenas laughed at me, and now I know why : the best of travel humor and misadventure")
![The traces : an essay]( "The traces : an essay")
![Six walks : in the footsteps of Henry David Thoreau]( "Six walks : in the footsteps of Henry David Thoreau")
![Leave only footprints : my Acadia-to-Zion journey through every national park]( "Leave only footprints : my Acadia-to-Zion journey through every national park")
![My penguin year : life among the emperors]( "My penguin year : life among the emperors")
![Blue : in search of nature's rarest color]( "Blue : in search of nature's rarest color")
![Graveyard of the Pacific : shipwreck and survival on America's deadliest waterway]( "Graveyard of the Pacific : shipwreck and survival on America's deadliest waterway")
![A guest at the feast : essays]( "A guest at the feast : essays")
![In a time of distance : and other poems]( "In a time of distance : and other poems")
![The absent hand : reimagining our American landscape]( "The absent hand : reimagining our American landscape")
![White sands : experiences from the outside world]( "White sands : experiences from the outside world")
![Sinkable : obsession, the deep sea, and the shipwreck of the Titanic]( "Sinkable : obsession, the deep sea, and the shipwreck of the Titanic")
![The trail to Kanjiroba : rediscovering Earth in an age of loss]( "The trail to Kanjiroba : rediscovering Earth in an age of loss")
![Love of country : a journey through the Hebrides]( "Love of country : a journey through the Hebrides")
![Icebound : shipwrecked at the edge of the world]( "Icebound : shipwrecked at the edge of the world")
![The Outer Beach : a thousand-mile walk on Cape Cod's Atlantic shore]( "The Outer Beach : a thousand-mile walk on Cape Cod's Atlantic shore")
![The man who could move clouds : a memoir]( "The man who could move clouds : a memoir")
Because the only "summer slide" around here should be on a playground
![The sticky situation]( "The sticky situation")
![Pug's got talent]( "Pug's got talent")
![Ghost squad]( "Ghost squad")
![Emily Prickleback's clever idea]( "Emily Prickleback's clever idea")
![Hello, Friend Hola, Amigo]( "Hello, Friend Hola, Amigo")
![We are here]( "We are here")
![The midwinter witch]( "The midwinter witch")
![Speedah-cheetah]( "Speedah-cheetah")
![Bisa's Carnaval]( "Bisa's Carnaval")
![It's a doggy dog world]( "It's a doggy dog world")
![Field tripped]( "Field tripped")
![Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn]( "Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn")
![Moon]( "Moon")
![The Parker inheritance]( "The Parker inheritance")
![A friend for Dragon]( "A friend for Dragon")
![There's no such thing as... unicorns]( "There's no such thing as... unicorns")
![Crazy plants]( "Crazy plants")
![Focused]( "Focused")
![Comment ne pas se faire manger par les ours]( "Comment ne pas se faire manger par les ours")
![Rosie Gigglepip's lucky escape]( "Rosie Gigglepip's lucky escape")
![Cheerful chick]( "Cheerful chick")
![Try a little kindness]( "Try a little kindness")
![You wouldn't want to live without libraries!]( "You wouldn't want to live without libraries!")
![Magical mission]( "Magical mission")
![Bears]( "Bears")
![It came from Ohio! : my life as a writer]( "It came from Ohio! : my life as a writer")
![Dragon overnight]( "Dragon overnight")
![Attack of the black rectangles]( "Attack of the black rectangles")
![Say something!]( "Say something!")
![Miss Irwin]( "Miss Irwin")
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