Yet as she peels back layers of archeological mystery, she finds there are people who don’t want her answering those questions, and they will go to any lengths to stop her. Jenny Hale has written an Outer Banks Summer series that include: Summer House, Summer by the Sea, and The Summer Hideaway. And so many authors have noticed how perfect this sandbar is for storytelling that we can’t even include all of them.

North Carolina Historical Review" "An irresistible combination of personal experience, natural and local history and people. And the movie, starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane was shot in Rodanthe giving it an air of authenticity in spite of its fictional roots. For this list of books set in the Outer Banks, I’ve tried to hit a variety of locations along the barrier islands. Book Review ~ The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseski ** This article contains affiliate links for your convenience!Taffy has reason to believe there is a nest of Nazi spies coming ashore on Hatteras Island and her efforts to track the spies and alert the authorities make for an exciting read. Now a witness at the center of a homicide investigation, Christy learns the police are hunting a serial killer they refer to as the “Beachcomber” because beautiful young women — women who in fact resemble her — have disappeared recently while vacationing at nearby beach communities. After her father drowned that fall, the thought of being on a tiny strip of sand in the Atlantic terrified her, and she never set foot on Ocracoke again. Written and illustrated by father and son team Herbert and Jeremy Bliven, the book is ideal for pre-k to seven or eight years of age. Because they are not rooted in a permanent base, which a true island is, they migrate with changing sea levels.

Sadie Oliver’s new life in California is all that she imagined with new friends and normal teenage parties. Adrienne Willis is 45 and has been divorced for three years, abandoned by her husband for a younger woman. As a metaphor for their lines, what they are going through and the growing tempest of their romance, it’s perfect. Written on a pre-K to seven-year old level, the books are beautifully illustrated by Outer Banks artist James Melvin.The beauty of the Outer Banks is an extraordinary creation of nature—a place where powerful forces have converged, creating a ribbon of sand that is remarkable in its beauty and diversity. An aspiring author herself, when she's not working on her own stories, Shavantay enjoys traveling, taste-testing different vegan restaurants, finding new books to borrow from her friends, and encouraging others to fall in love with the literary world. This part of the area has its own distinct dialect, and if you didn’t know that, then you certainly will when you dive into the pages.

Rich in history, with a complex environmental story to tell…a place of romance and mystery, the Outer Banks is an ideal setting for a book. Not only was Kiara at another school last year (a Kook school, to be specific), now she’s spending her summer vacation with these out-of-towners, too? Michael McFee, WUNC Radio Bailey has a sharp eye for detail and an unflappable ability to deal with the incongruous or the just plain awful.fire department softball tournament, Violet is thrilled by her dog’s sudden perfect behavior, while stubborn-yet-charming Sam is horrified to find that his dog no longer listens. Told through the eyes of protagonist Neil Dare, it’s sort of a city mouse, country mouse tale as Neil is dragged out of her comfortable New York City life for a summer on Roanoke Island. You can learn about the different travel routes that people took, what they did for fun, and what it was like to live in the area around that time.