Some summers are just destined to be pretty. Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from Susannah, and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad. They are the boys that Belly has known since her very first summer--they have been her brother figures, her crushes,...

Teenaged Isobel "Belly" Conklin, whose life revolves around spending the summer at her mother's best friend's beach house, reflects on the tragic events of the past year that changed her life forever.

Rhyming text describes a perfect day at the beach, complete with sandy knees, deviled eggs, and a castle with a moat.

On a night when the moon can grow no fatter, bats pack their moon-tan lotion and baskets of treats and fly off for some fun on the beach.

"Vivi and her classmates take a field trip to the beach to study tide pools"--

"The Aldens visit the shore in New Jersey and help out at an amusement pier that is rumored to be unsafe"--Provided by publisher.

A young boy enjoys spending a day at the beach with his family.

Vampirina, the little vampire ballet dancer, shows how to have fun and be safe at the beach.

A child, a doll, and an adult go for a walk on the beach one late afternoon of a cold winter day, before heading home to dinner and a bedtime story.

Illustrations and rhyming text follow a family spending a day at the beach, building sandcastles, playing in the waves, and hunting for seashells.