Favorite books that take place on or near a beach?
Mutiny on the Bounty. Master & Commander (and others in Aubry/Maturin series). (Well, I guess all my nautical fiction sorta counts) - Megan loves summer
Swiss Family Robinson. - Rochelle
Summer Sisters. - Rochelle
All the Pern books by Anne McCaffery - Aaron the Librarian
The Terror by Arthur Machen (part of it does, anyway) - Katy S
Greenwitch by Susan Cooper - Katy S
Nation by Terry Pratchett - Katy S
Narnia series, as every book involves the interface between land and sea - Aaron the Librarian
Moonfleet by J. Meade Falkner - comix aka martha
On The Beach - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
Island of the Blue Dolphins - Jenny Reiswig
Swallows and Amazons (which I haven't read in decades) - barbara fister
Call It Courage - Catherine Pellegrino
There's The Girl Who Played With Fire, or as I like to call it, Coffee and Sandwiches. - Elizabeth Brown