Andrew hates water and intends to stay away from the ocean while at the beach, but he changes his mind when he needs water for the sand city he is building.

A family picnics by the sea and enjoys swimming, eating, playing, and watching the sights.

Lottie the chicken has a number of adventures at the beach, during which her new towel comes in handy.

Women, men, boys, and girls spend a day at the beach enjoying a variety of activities on the sand and in the water.

A family goes to the beach for a day full of fun and adventure.

"Nicholas Sparks returns with his signature combination of gripping, emotionally resonant storytelling and love overcoming all odds"-- Hope Anderson is at a crossroads. At thirty-six, she's been dating her boyfriend, an orthopedic surgeon, for six years. With no wedding plans in sight, and her father recently diagnosed with ALS, she decides to use a week at her family's cottage in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, to ready the house for sale and mull...

Friends James and Eamon enjoy a wonderful week at the home of Eamon's grandparents during summer vacation.

Cam uses her photographic memory and her brain to solve two mysteries at the beach, involving a missing mother and a missing set of papers.