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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.
![On Gull Beach]( "On Gull Beach")
![Sally goes to the beach]( "Sally goes to the beach")
![A day by the sea]( "A day by the sea")
![Beach town]( "Beach town")
![The Granite Coast murders]( "The Granite Coast murders")
![Little beauties : a novel]( "Little beauties : a novel")
![The seaside sisters]( "The seaside sisters")
![This beach is loud!]( "This beach is loud!")
![Billie and Bean at the beach]( "Billie and Bean at the beach")
![Turkey's sandtastic beach day]( "Turkey's sandtastic beach day")
![Dancing dinos at the beach]( "Dancing dinos at the beach")
![Clam I am!]( "Clam I am!")
![This one summer]( "This one summer")
![Nantucket sisters : a novel]( "Nantucket sisters : a novel")
![Welcome to beach town : a novel]( "Welcome to beach town : a novel")
![Sea monsters : a novel]( "Sea monsters : a novel")
![National Geographic field guide to the water's edge]( "National Geographic field guide to the water's edge")
![Young Cam Jansen and the double beach mystery]( "Young Cam Jansen and the double beach mystery")
![The legend of the sand dollar]( "The legend of the sand dollar")
![Paradise girls : a novel]( "Paradise girls : a novel")
![Beach day!]( "Beach day!")
![The new friend]( "The new friend")
![I dig]( "I dig")
![The last victim : a novel]( "The last victim : a novel")
![One summer]( "One summer")
![Sandapalooza shake-up]( "Sandapalooza shake-up")
![Where there's smoke]( "Where there's smoke")
![Bajo las olas]( "Bajo las olas")
![Miss Julia weathers the storm]( "Miss Julia weathers the storm")
![Imagine summer : a novel]( "Imagine summer : a novel")
![Sun after dark : flights into the foreign]( "Sun after dark : flights into the foreign")
![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")
![Under the black flag : the romance and the reality of life among the pirates]( "Under the black flag : the romance and the reality of life among the pirates")
![Don't make me pull over! : an informal history of the family road trip]( "Don't make me pull over! : an informal history of the family road trip")
![The geography of bliss : one grump's search for the happiest places in the world]( "The geography of bliss : one grump's search for the happiest places in the world")
![Following Caesar : from Rome to Constantinople, the pathways that planted the seeds of empire]( "Following Caesar : from Rome to Constantinople, the pathways that planted the seeds of empire")
![The stowaway : a young man's extraordinary adventure to Antarctica]( "The stowaway : a young man's extraordinary adventure to Antarctica")
![Landlines : the remarkable story of a thousand-mile journey across Britain]( "Landlines : the remarkable story of a thousand-mile journey across Britain")
![My penguin year : life among the emperors]( "My penguin year : life among the emperors")
![Graveyard of the Pacific : shipwreck and survival on America's deadliest waterway]( "Graveyard of the Pacific : shipwreck and survival on America's deadliest waterway")
![Easy beauty : a memoir]( "Easy beauty : a memoir")
![Border : a journey around Russia : through North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway and the Northeast Passage]( "Border : a journey around Russia : through North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway and the Northeast Passage")
![Mermaid singing]( "Mermaid singing")
![Utopia drive : a road trip through America's most radical idea]( "Utopia drive : a road trip through America's most radical idea")
![Polar exposure : an all-women's expedition to the North Pole]( "Polar exposure : an all-women's expedition to the North Pole")
![Time song : journeys in search of a submerged land]( "Time song : journeys in search of a submerged land")
![Clanlands : whisky, warfare, and a Scottish adventure like no other]( "Clanlands : whisky, warfare, and a Scottish adventure like no other")
![In the kingdom of ice : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette]( "In the kingdom of ice : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette")
![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")
![Adventures of a young naturalist : the zoo quest expeditions]( "Adventures of a young naturalist : the zoo quest expeditions")
![Travels with George : in search of Washington and his legacy]( "Travels with George : in search of Washington and his legacy")
![The man who could move clouds : a memoir]( "The man who could move clouds : a memoir")
![White sands : experiences from the outside world]( "White sands : experiences from the outside world")
![Invitation to a banquet : the story of Chinese food]( "Invitation to a banquet : the story of Chinese food")
![Every day the river changes : four weeks down the Magdalena]( "Every day the river changes : four weeks down the Magdalena")
![The trail to Kanjiroba : rediscovering Earth in an age of loss]( "The trail to Kanjiroba : rediscovering Earth in an age of loss")
![Pirates of Barbary : corsairs, conquests, and captivity in the seventeenth-century Mediterranean]( "Pirates of Barbary : corsairs, conquests, and captivity in the seventeenth-century Mediterranean")
![A history of the world in twelve shipwrecks]( "A history of the world in twelve shipwrecks")
![All the way to the tigers : a memoir]( "All the way to the tigers : a memoir")
![For the love of Europe : my favorite places, people and stories]( "For the love of Europe : my favorite places, people and stories")
Because the only "summer slide" around here should be on a playground
![Pug's got talent]( "Pug's got talent")
![Drama]( "Drama")
![Bobby : a story of Robert F. Kennedy]( "Bobby : a story of Robert F. Kennedy")
![The dragon path]( "The dragon path")
![Harry Potter and the cursed child. Parts one and two]( "Harry Potter and the cursed child. Parts one and two")
![Starry henna night]( "Starry henna night")
![Mañanaland]( "Mañanaland")
![Poppleton at Christmas]( "Poppleton at Christmas")
![Dog on a frog?]( "Dog on a frog?")
![The rise of the goldfish]( "The rise of the goldfish")
![Here comes the Shaggedy]( "Here comes the Shaggedy")
![Lost and hound]( "Lost and hound")
![Bird & Squirrel. All together]( "Bird & Squirrel. All together")
![Nebraska]( "Nebraska")
![School's in, Crabby!]( "School's in, Crabby!")
![Josephine against the sea]( "Josephine against the sea")
![I survived the attack of the grizzlies, 1967 : the graphic novel]( "I survived the attack of the grizzlies, 1967 : the graphic novel")
![Jack and the beanstalk and the french fries]( "Jack and the beanstalk and the french fries")
![King and the dragonflies]( "King and the dragonflies")
![Pizza my heart]( "Pizza my heart")
![Robyn the Christmas party fairy]( "Robyn the Christmas party fairy")
![Pangato.]( "Pangato.")
![Dawn and the impossible three]( "Dawn and the impossible three")
![Olivia Nibblesqueak's messy mischief]( "Olivia Nibblesqueak's messy mischief")
![Rock Man vs. Weather Man]( "Rock Man vs. Weather Man")
![We've got the whole world in our hands]( "We've got the whole world in our hands")
![Karen's witch]( "Karen's witch")
![Minnesota]( "Minnesota")
![The pet store sprite]( "The pet store sprite")
![Distress signal]( "Distress signal")
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