I read this book when I was in elementary school sometime between 1960 and 1964, so i know it was written before then but don't when. It was a big book, not very high quality paper (not expensively bound). It contained many different stories (each with entirely different characters). One of the stories in the book was about a family (with children) who move to a seaside town for a summer. The kids aren't all that enthused until they start to discover clues. They follow these clues to a hidden pirate treasure, at some point becoming close friends with some of the local kids from the town and solving it all together. I seem to remember there being a big old empty house involved (perhaps the big old house they rented for the summer had attics or basements or something where they found clues? Maybe there was an old house that the townie kids thought was haunted?) I LOVED this story as a kid and have been stumped on what it was called for years until my daughter suggested I contact you! I'm sorry I couldn't be more helpful with the details, and I hope someone is able to track this down!
Stump the Bookseller
New format, same book stumper solving.
If it was just one book, I’d suggest the one below, but I’m not sure how it would fit into a collection. It may be too late fir you ax well (sorry),
“The Haunted House” by Peggy Parish
“Liza, Bill, and Jed soon realize that something weird is happening in and around their new home. Nearly every morning they find mysterious messages. Strange footprints appear, lights flash, and secret compartments pop open. Is John Blake’s ghost responsible? If not, who is?”
I can think of a couple of possibilities. I’m not sure which is more likely because I picked these up a while ago, and I haven’t actually gotten around to reading them.
Mystery of the Pirate’s Ghost by Elizabeth Honness – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7264208-mystery-of-the-pirate-s-ghost
The Secrets of the Pirate Inn by Wylly Folk St. John – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1404586.The_Secrets_of_the_Pirate_Inn?ac=1&from_search=true
Although, it may not be either of these because the years don’t seem quite right. The second one was made in to made-for-tv Disney movie.
I didn’t think to ask if the stories in the book were short stories or full-length chapter books. The ones I suggested earlier were chapter books.