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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.
![Save what's left]( "Save what's left")
![Eva at the beach]( "Eva at the beach")
![Machine : a novel]( "Machine : a novel")
![Holiday in the Hamptons]( "Holiday in the Hamptons")
![Lifeguard]( "Lifeguard")
![Splash!]( "Splash!")
![Where there's smoke]( "Where there's smoke")
![It happened one summer : a novel]( "It happened one summer : a novel")
![At the beach]( "At the beach")
![This beach is loud!]( "This beach is loud!")
![Vampire vacation]( "Vampire vacation")
![Ocean Beach]( "Ocean Beach")
![Rani's remarkable day]( "Rani's remarkable day")
![The shallows]( "The shallows")
![The unofficial guide to Mexico's best beach resorts.]( "The unofficial guide to Mexico's best beach resorts.")
![There's a beach in my bedroom]( "There's a beach in my bedroom")
![M. Hulot's holiday]( "M. Hulot's holiday")
![Little houses]( "Little houses")
![The lifeguard]( "The lifeguard")
![Mermaid dreams]( "Mermaid dreams")
![Shelby & Watts]( "Shelby & Watts")
![Happily Ever Island]( "Happily Ever Island")
![The swell]( "The swell")
![Simmer down]( "Simmer down")
![Sea glass summer]( "Sea glass summer")
![Cape May]( "Cape May")
![Billie and Bean at the beach]( "Billie and Bean at the beach")
![One summer]( "One summer")
![My love for you]( "My love for you")
![Camila y su equipo : destrezas sociales : colaboración]( "Camila y su equipo : destrezas sociales : colaboración")
![Polar exposure : an all-women's expedition to the North Pole]( "Polar exposure : an all-women's expedition to the North Pole")
![Hell's traces : one murder, two families, thirty-three Holocaust memorials]( "Hell's traces : one murder, two families, thirty-three Holocaust memorials")
![Pirate queens : the lives of Anne Bonny and Mary Read]( "Pirate queens : the lives of Anne Bonny and Mary Read")
![In the weeds : around the world and behind the scenes with Anthony Bourdain]( "In the weeds : around the world and behind the scenes with Anthony Bourdain")
![Our towns : a 100,000-mile journey into the heart of America]( "Our towns : a 100,000-mile journey into the heart of America")
![The gran tour : travels with my elders]( "The gran tour : travels with my elders")
![Better living through birding : notes from a Black man in the natural world]( "Better living through birding : notes from a Black man in the natural world")
![Getting about : travel writings of William F. Buckley Jr.]( "Getting about : travel writings of William F. Buckley Jr.")
![Stalking God : my unorthodox search for something to believe in]( "Stalking God : my unorthodox search for something to believe in")
![All the way to the tigers : a memoir]( "All the way to the tigers : a memoir")
![Love of country : a journey through the Hebrides]( "Love of country : a journey through the Hebrides")
![Invitation to a banquet : the story of Chinese food]( "Invitation to a banquet : the story of Chinese food")
![Winter pasture : one woman's journey with China's Kazakh herders]( "Winter pasture : one woman's journey with China's Kazakh herders")
![Adriatic : a concert of civilizations at the end of the modern age]( "Adriatic : a concert of civilizations at the end of the modern age")
![The traveling feast : on the road and at the table with my heroes]( "The traveling feast : on the road and at the table with my heroes")
![The cyclist who went out in the cold : adventures riding the Iron Curtain]( "The cyclist who went out in the cold : adventures riding the Iron Curtain")
![A dog named Beautiful : a Marine, a dog, and a long road trip home]( "A dog named Beautiful : a Marine, a dog, and a long road trip home")
![Once we were sisters : a memoir]( "Once we were sisters : a memoir")
![My penguin year : life among the emperors]( "My penguin year : life among the emperors")
![The wonder trail : true stories from Los Angeles to the end of the world]( "The wonder trail : true stories from Los Angeles to the end of the world")
![Midnight's borders : a people's history of modern India]( "Midnight's borders : a people's history of modern India")
![The Socrates express : in search of life lessons from dead philosophers]( "The Socrates express : in search of life lessons from dead philosophers")
![Mermaid singing]( "Mermaid singing")
![Wildland : the making of America's fury]( "Wildland : the making of America's fury")
![Escape by bike : adventure cycling, bikepacking and touring off-road]( "Escape by bike : adventure cycling, bikepacking and touring off-road")
![Spying on the South : an odyssey across the American divide]( "Spying on the South : an odyssey across the American divide")
![Always Italy]( "Always Italy")
![The sun is a compass : a 4,000-mile journey into the Alaskan wilds]( "The sun is a compass : a 4,000-mile journey into the Alaskan wilds")
![Super sushi ramen express : one family's journey through the belly of Japan]( "Super sushi ramen express : one family's journey through the belly of Japan")
![On the plain of snakes : a Mexican journey]( "On the plain of snakes : a Mexican journey")
Because the only "summer slide" around here should be on a playground
![Owen to the rescue]( "Owen to the rescue")
![The Magic school bus. Space adventures]( "The Magic school bus. Space adventures")
![A walk in the dark and other scary stories]( "A walk in the dark and other scary stories")
![Edward]( "Edward")
![The Bad Guys in the baddest day ever]( "The Bad Guys in the baddest day ever")
![Set me free]( "Set me free")
![The goblin princess]( "The goblin princess")
![All paws on deck]( "All paws on deck")
![All about wildfires : discovering how they spark, burn, and spread]( "All about wildfires : discovering how they spark, burn, and spread")
![You wouldn't want to live without vegetables]( "You wouldn't want to live without vegetables")
![Baby-sitters little sister]( "Baby-sitters little sister")
![Puerto Rico]( "Puerto Rico")
![Here comes the Shaggedy]( "Here comes the Shaggedy")
![Drama]( "Drama")
![I survived the attacks of September 11, 2001 : the graphic novel]( "I survived the attacks of September 11, 2001 : the graphic novel")
![Miles Morales : stranger tides : a Spider-Man graphic novel]( "Miles Morales : stranger tides : a Spider-Man graphic novel")
![How do dinosaurs choose their pets?]( "How do dinosaurs choose their pets?")
![Elephants]( "Elephants")
![To change a planet]( "To change a planet")
![Grand Teton]( "Grand Teton")
![The fort]( "The fort")
![Immortal guardians]( "Immortal guardians")
![Eleanor the Snow White fairy]( "Eleanor the Snow White fairy")
![Bunbun & Bonbon. Captain Bun & Super Bonbon]( "Bunbun & Bonbon. Captain Bun & Super Bonbon")
![Do not ever be a babysitter!]( "Do not ever be a babysitter!")
![Save me a seat]( "Save me a seat")
![Women in the Civil Rights Movement]( "Women in the Civil Rights Movement")
![Sprite's secret]( "Sprite's secret")
![You are my sweetheart]( "You are my sweetheart")
![Eva's campfire adventure]( "Eva's campfire adventure")
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![Visit the catalog record for Daniel Deronda]( "Daniel Deronda")
![Visit the catalog record for We used to live here]( "We used to live here")
![Visit the catalog record for Pearce oysters : a novel]( "Pearce oysters : a novel")
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![Visit the catalog record for Do something : coming of age amid the glitter and doom of '70s New York]( "Do something : coming of age amid the glitter and doom of '70s New York")
![Visit the catalog record for The death of truth : how social media and the internet gave snake oil salesmen and demagogues the weapons to destroy trust and polarize the world--and what we can do about it]( "The death of truth : how social media and the internet gave snake oil salesmen and demagogues the weapons to destroy trust and polarize the world--and what we can do about it")
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![Visit the catalog record for Balance of power : central banks and the fate of democracies]( "Balance of power : central banks and the fate of democracies")
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![Visit the catalog record for Consent : a memoir]( "Consent : a memoir")
![Visit the catalog record for Churchill's D-Day : the British bulldog's fateful hours during the Normandy invasion]( "Churchill's D-Day : the British bulldog's fateful hours during the Normandy invasion")
![Visit the catalog record for The official Game of Thrones cookbook : recipes from King's Landing to the Dothraki Sea]( "The official Game of Thrones cookbook : recipes from King's Landing to the Dothraki Sea")
![Visit the catalog record for Back to the future]( "Back to the future")
![Visit the catalog record for Tarot]( "Tarot")
![Visit the catalog record for Fitting in]( "Fitting in")
![Visit the catalog record for Back to the future part III]( "Back to the future part III")
![Visit the catalog record for Godzilla x Kong : the new empire]( "Godzilla x Kong : the new empire")
![Visit the catalog record for Destroy all neighbors]( "Destroy all neighbors")
![Visit the catalog record for The ministry of ungentlemanly warfare]( "The ministry of ungentlemanly warfare")
![Visit the catalog record for Challengers]( "Challengers")
![Visit the catalog record for Monkey man]( "Monkey man")
![Visit the catalog record for Abigail]( "Abigail")
![Visit the catalog record for Immaculate]( "Immaculate")
![Visit the catalog record for Unsung hero]( "Unsung hero")
![Visit the catalog record for Club zero]( "Club zero")
![Visit the catalog record for In the land of saints and sinners]( "In the land of saints and sinners")
![Visit the catalog record for The boy and the heron]( "The boy and the heron")
![Visit the catalog record for Ghostbusters. Frozen empire]( "Ghostbusters. Frozen empire")
![Visit the catalog record for Back to the future part II]( "Back to the future part II")
![Visit the catalog record for True detective. Night country. [Season 4]]( "True detective. Night country. [Season 4]")
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I had the honor of cataloging this book and didn't want to put it down! We don't have a Dewey Decimal number for True Emotional Crime so I had to put it in the number for online dating. Definitely going on my TBR list. -Melody