As Evan's father shows him how to make a wonderful sandcastle, they see the idea spread and grow in the minds of others on the beach, as if from scattered seeds.
On a summer vacation at the seashore, three little Swedish brothers almost float away in a washtub before they learn to swim well enough to place first, second, and third in the boys races.
While spending two weeks at the New Jersey shore as mother's helpers, Mary Anne objects when Stacey neglects her babysitting duties after falling in love with Scott the lifeguard.
With the smell of the sea always in his nostrils, a boy follows an island path through flowers and pine needles, over the dunes, to a reunion with his family at the edge of the sea.
After a day of watching his strongest sandcastles washed away by a sea that refuses to obey him, Jack wishes for a real castle in which he is king, and that night his wishes come true.
When fourteen-year-old Sylvia McLuckie, her ten-year-old brother Walter, and their quirky father move to a cottage by the sea, their new home's eerie reputation forces them to confront some surprising ghosts from their past.
