{"product_id":"a-day-at-the-beach-hardcover-1","title":"A Day at the Beach - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary D. Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRon Koertge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLook Both Ways\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eSeedfolks\u003c\/i\u003e in this masterful novel from two titans of kid lit that follows a diverse cast of young people whose lives intersect in surprising and hilarious ways over the course of a summer day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere's what's so cool about the beach. Kids are everywhere! Kids you know, kids you want to know. Wandering from one blanket to another, from one family to another. Somebody's mom reads a fat summer novel. Somebody's dad snores with an iPad on his chest. Babies cry. Girls laugh. Frisbee players whoop! Kites in the perfect blue sky. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome kids bodysurf. Some don't even like the water. They build sand cities for their friends and sand jails for the grown-ups, and when the tide comes in everything gets washed away. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's the other world, where all kids hear is tomorrow, next week, next year. And then there's the beach, where everything is \u003ci\u003eright now\u003c\/i\u003e! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy can't every day be a day at the beach?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom two-time Newbery honoree Gary D. Schmidt and two-time PEN Award winner Ron Koertge comes a moving and often laugh-out-loud funny middle grade novel about family, friendship, and belonging, told by a group of kids spending a day at the beach. Thoughtful vignettes brilliantly weave together an irresistible tale of tween conflict and connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when more than a dozen different kids share the same stretch of sand for a single summer day?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnlikely Friendships: \u003c\/b\u003e From a boy who can't swim to a runaway bride having second thoughts, strangers connect in surprising ways between the blankets and the boardwalk.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHumor and Heart: \u003c\/b\u003e Laugh-out-loud moments--like a lost bathing suit and a secret circus on the sand--mix with heartfelt discoveries about family and what it means to belong.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHigh-Stakes Searches: \u003c\/b\u003e One boy frantically hunts for a priceless, one-of-a-kind phone, while a girl and a stray dog she's befriended search for his missing owner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFinding Courage: \u003c\/b\u003e A son helps his sick father feel the ocean one last time, while a young immigrant confronts a figure from his family's painful past.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Day at the Beach\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53579132272947,"sku":"9780063380929","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/a-day-at-the-beach-hardcover-1","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}