{"product_id":"a-day-at-the-beach-gary-d-schmidt-9780063380929","title":"A Day at the Beach","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLook Both Ways\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eSeedfolks\u003c\/em\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\/strong\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 \u003cem\u003eright now\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary D. Schmidt, Ron Koertge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063380927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063380929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs","brand":"Gary D. Schmidt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46140972105983,"sku":"9780063380929","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a986a55-aa91-4d10-baff-b7d0f4c02040.jpg?v=1726597561","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-day-at-the-beach-gary-d-schmidt-9780063380929","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}