{"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\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\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            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52664233132339,"sku":"9780063380929","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Ows2gh8ka39780063380929.webp?v=1762710792","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-day-at-the-beach-hardcover-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}