Note: Set on the California coast (presumably northern) where siblings Tom and Jennifer twice visit their grandmother. The sequel may be non-genre. It is listed without comment in
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and not covered in
Kirkus Reviews.
2.
The Mysterious Christmas Shell (1961)
Open Library OL26303361M,
LCCN 61-9281,
OCLC 1420686
"Sea Meadows, the expanse of cliff and beach and redwood groves long owned by the Vinings" is destined for development as "houses and shopping centers -- unless they could find a missing will.
When Jennifer finds a beautiful shell on the beach the clues start unraveling. ..."
--1st ed., inside jacket flap viewed at Open Library