I am looking for a novel which I read in the early 1960s, a gently humorous story of the eccentric inhabitants of a seaside town located along the Atlantic Ocean. The name of the town was \u201cPlankton\u201d. Three of the inhabitants were retired school teachers who shared a house, one of whom spent her days entering and winning contests. There were other residents, but since I was in either the 7th or 8th grade at the time, it was the school teachers who made the biggest impression on me.<\/p>\n
A young single woman and a young man who loved insects and the study of bugs came into Plankton, eventually falling in love.<\/p>\n
The young man was recruited to appear on a game show on television, where he dazzled the audience with his knowledge of bugs.<\/p>\n
Of course, he won large sums of money.<\/p>\n
The three school teachers took these two lonely people under their collective wing. Living in Plankton seemed to restore their confidence and their purpose in life.<\/p>\n
When the two young people do fall in love and marry, they decide to live in Plankton. Their house was outfitted by the household items won by the content-winning school teachers.<\/p>\n
I thought the title of the book was \u201cBy the Sea, By the Sea\u201d, and the author\u2019s name was Barkley or Berkely.<\/p>\n
I remember that I had a paperback edition; the book may have been published in the mid to late 1950s. While I was a young teenager when I read this book, it was definitely a grown-up’s book.<\/p>\n
I hope one of the book researchers will be able to find this charming, memorable book for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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