Bernie Goes to the Beach

Bernie Goes to the Beach
Author: Martha Rogers
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2012-09-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1449751865

This is the second book in the Bernie's Journey series. It takes Bernie to an unfamiliar place, where his close call has a happy outcome.

Bernie Finds a Friend

Bernie Finds a Friend
Author: Martha Rogers
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2013-03-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1449782876

Travel with Bernie as he goes on an adventure, experiencing a new and unlikely friendship. He finds out that sometimes you can become friends with someone you never thought possible! Also, look for the first two books in the series; Bernies Journey and Bernie Goes to the Beach!

Everybody's

Everybody's
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1070
Release: 1926
Genre: American periodicals
ISBN:

Where There's Smoke, There's Dinner

Where There's Smoke, There's Dinner
Author: Regi Carpenter
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2016-09-06
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1944822232

“A candid story of desperate measures, explosive humor, and, ultimately, the sanity behind seeming madness. It teaches a new understanding of family love.” —Jo Radner, reviewer for the National Storytelling Network’s magazine Family: comfort food or a recipe for disaster? Award-winning storyteller and performer Regi Carpenter brings her humor and honesty to print in Where There’s Smoke, There’s Dinner. Regi is the youngest daughter in a family that pulsates with contradictions: religious and raucous, tender but terrible, unfortunate yet irrepressible. These honest tales—some hilarious, some heartbreaking—celebrate the glorious and gut-wrenching lives of four generations of Carpenters raised on the Saint Lawrence River in Clayton, New York. From teenagers struggling to find their identity to disabled veterans grappling with the aftermath of war and change to the complications and sweetness of love between family members, this collection of linked short stories holds the universal message that life’s difficulties are softened by love and fortitude . . . and family. “Inventive, insightful, emotionally nuanced in the midst of deadpan humor; but more than that, here is a great, big-hearted embrace of the world.” —Loren Niemi, producer, Two Chairs Telling “This book brings us to a place where we discover the eventual and abiding power of love over death. It is so very loving and affirming of total recovery from childhood and of the power of forgiveness that heals in two directions.” —Donald Davis, author of Tales from a Free-Range Childhood

Hurley Beach Mysteries

Hurley Beach Mysteries
Author: Keith Sink
Publisher: Piddlepup, LLC
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2019-12-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The Hurley Beach Mystery Series is a heartwarming clean cozy series about a family of detectives in a small North Carolina beach town. The matriarch of the family, Velma, runs a successful beauty salon, is active in her church, and occasionally asks too many questions. She’s accompanied by her overfed pug, Henry. Her son Bernie is a retired police detective who now runs his father’s bait and tackle store. As much as he tries to stay out of his past, he keeps being pulled back in. Sandy, Velma’s niece, is a newly appointed Sheriff’s Deputy who is trying to make her mark in the department while fighting some very old-fashioned norms. Spurred to Murder In book one, we follow the discovery of a local girl, Abigail Childress, a much-liked member of the community who is found dead at the surf’s edge. What first appears to be a suicide, soon leads the investigators to a different conclusion. Murder. Could the killer be a relative of the victim, a resident of the sunny vacation destination, or an out of towner? The Reluctant Promoter In book two of The Hurley Beach Mystery Series, an energy drink promoter is implicated in a murder when a body is found in his burnt-out car. The stranger refuses to cooperate as gang tag signs appear around town. Is the promoter in on the escalating attacks or is he a naive pawn? Is the town itself at war and who can the amateur detectives trust? Poor Woman’s Wealth In book three, we follow Velma and Sandy as they discover the body of a missing man buried in a shallow grave. Why was he killed and why is everyone in his life so calm about it? Could the killer be a relative of the victim, the current wife, the ex-wife, or business acquaintances? Was he killed because of what he knew? READ THE HURLEY BEACH MYSTERY SERIES COLLECTION TODAY!

The Rocks

The Rocks
Author: Peter Nichols
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2015
Genre: Family secrets
ISBN: 1594633312

A tale set around a popular Mediterranean seaside resort follows the story of two honeymooners who abruptly split in 1948 and live separately for decades until children from their rivaling families fall in love.

Swallowed by the Cold

Swallowed by the Cold
Author: Jensen Beach
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2016-05-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1555979351

The intricate, interlocking stories of Jensen Beach's extraordinarily poised story collection are set in a Swedish village on the Baltic Sea as well as in Stockholm over the course of two eventful years. In Swallowed by the Cold, people are besieged and haunted by disasters both personal and national: a fatal cycling accident, a drowned mother, a fire on a ferry, a mysterious arson, the assassination of the Swedish foreign minister, and, decades earlier, the Soviet bombing of Stockholm. In these stories, a drunken, lonely woman is convinced that her new neighbor is the daughter of her dead lover; a one-armed tennis player and a motherless girl reckon with death amid a rainstorm; and happening upon a car crash, a young woman is unaccountably drawn to the victim, even as he slides into a coma and her marriage falls into jeopardy. Again and again, Beach's protagonists find themselves unable to express their innermost feelings to those they are closest to, but at the same time they are drawn to confide in strangers. In its confidence and subtle precision, Beach’s prose evokes their reticence but is supple enough to reveal deeper passions and intense longing. Shot through with loss and the regret of missed opportunities, Swallowed by the Cold is a searching and crystalline book by a startlingly talented young writer.

Amelie Travels to the Seaside, Stories for the Little Ones

Amelie Travels to the Seaside, Stories for the Little Ones
Author: Eva Markert
Publisher: Babelcube Inc.
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2017-06-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1547503734

Amelie, her parents, and her little sister Maya travel to the Netherlands to spend their summer holiday at the seaside. She finds it exciting being in a different country. Every day, she plays with her new friend Anneke, a Dutch girl, who is excellent at pulling funny faces. Amelie likes going for walks in the dunes, but most of all she enjoys going to the beach. She has exciting experiences such as a real storm with a spring tide, and an adventurous walk on the beach. Amelie has a great time in Holland, but at the end, she also looks forward to going home again.

A Gift from the Grave

A Gift from the Grave
Author: Brent (swami) Bittner
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2008-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0595467776

Brent Bittner, an attorney from Canada, travels to South India with his best friend Kavi for his friend's Indian wedding. He quickly learns how to adapt to an amazing culture that he finds interesting yet often challenging. Later, he is invited to visit the Indian court system by one of his new friends, an Indian attorney. He recounts fascinating stories from before and during the wedding and his time spent with his friend and his friend's family. Following the wedding, Brent takes three weeks to explore the magic of India. While on a train to Cape Comorin, he meets up with a father and son from Bombay. They nickname him "Swami," the Hindu name for a spiritual guru. While on his trip, Brent learns that his father has died. Later, a visit from his father in spirit becomes a wonderful gift from the grave, confirming and enriching Brent's own spirituality. This warm, funny, and insightful memoir was created for Brent's son, Keenan, as a present to him on his thirteenth birthday, to encourage him and others to take their own spiritual paths, wherever they may lead.