{"product_id":"9780063380943_a-day-at-the-beach","title":"A Day at the Beach","description":"\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!\u003ci\u003e \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 coming of age middle grade novel about family, friendship, and belonging, told from multiple perspectives by a group of kids spending a day at the beach. These thoughtful vignettes, each a slice of life, brilliantly weave together an irresistible tale of tween conflict and connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne beach. One day. A dozen different stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInterconnected Stories:\u003c\/b\u003e Watch as a lost phone, a Frisbee toss, and a sand castle contest bring a whole cast of kids together in surprising and hilarious ways.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFriendship and Belonging:\u003c\/b\u003e From finding a new friend to standing up to a bully, discover the small moments of courage that make you feel like you belong.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFunny and Heartwarming:\u003c\/b\u003e A masterful tale that’s often laugh-out-loud funny and deeply moving, capturing the feeling that at the beach, everything is \u003ci\u003eright now\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePerfect Summer Read:\u003c\/b\u003e Told in thoughtful vignettes, this is the ideal book for young readers to dive into on a warm day, whether they’re by the water or just dreaming of it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gary D. Schmidt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46941876977813,"sku":"9780063380943","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780063380943.jpg?v=1776888334","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780063380943_a-day-at-the-beach","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}