Magnolia is a little girl with a big idea, determination, and one very heavy upright piano that she insists on taking with her to the beach, but in a series of mishaps, Magnolia quickly learns that a piano does not mix well with sand, sun, and seagulls.

"Belly has always lived for the summertime because it means all her favorite things: swimming, the beach, and the Fischer boys, Conrad and Jeremiah. She has spent every summer with them at Cousins Beach for as long as she can remember. She has always beenin love with Conrad and finally, one summer, it seems like he might have feelings for her, too. But it turns out, so does Jeremiah. As the summers go on, Belly has to choose between two brothers who...

Environmental mystery solvers Shelby and her best friend, Watts, who is never without his encyclopedia, must help Fred the hermit crab find all the shells that went missing from the beach.