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Books
Related to Ocean City, New Jersey
| Title |
Author |
Date |
Synopsis |
| The
Empty Seat |
Phyllis
Green |
1980 |
This
young reader's novel, set in Ocean
City, centers around eleven-year-old Michael who is spending
the summer at his grandparent's
cottage. Set in OCNJ in the 1970's, there are
references to sites around town, goofy golf, the Flanders'
swimming pools, fudge samples at the fudge store on the
boards. An enjoyable read just for the local color,
but many growing-of-age issues as well, even if a bit
quirky at times. |
| Killing Time in Ocean
City |
Jane Kelly |
1998 |
This novel, set in Ocean
City, is a tumultuous tale of a vacation that takes a
series of disastrous, and often dangerous turns. |
| Motorcycle Enlightenment |
Charles Sides |
2000 |
The only thing Alan Pierce,
40, knows for certain is where to find really good pizza
on the Ocean City, New Jersey, boardwalk. |
| Surfing Summer |
James Connor III |
1969 |
This novel was written about
two best friends who spent a summer at the seashore
learning how to surf. While there are no specific
references to Ocean City within the story, the writer spent three summers
working in OC, where he enjoyed riding the Ocean City
waves. |
Takashi’s
Voyage
The Wreck of the Sindia |
Lucinda
Hathaway
|
1995 |
In this
fact-based adventure, Takashi, a young Japanese boy is shanghaied aboard
the Sindia, a sailing ship bound for New York at the turn of the
century. (A companion teacher's "Float
Plan," is also available from Down
the Shore Publishing.) |
Can you think of others? Please
send them to ocnjim@hotmail.com.
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