This One Summer: A Graphic Novel

By Mariko Tamaki

A New York Times bestseller A 2015 Caldecott Honor Book A 2015 Michael L. Printz Honor Book An Eisner Award Winner The Tamaki cousins weave a coming-of-age tale of girlhood, friendship, and nostalgia-for-right-now that has changed the landscape of graphic novels. Rose is always excited for summer. It means the lake house with her parents, but most importantly, it means she gets to spend the summer with her best friend Windy. This year, though - it's different. Rose’s parents won’t stop fighting and when she and Windy look for distractions, they find a whole new world. It’s full of local teens–just a few years older than they are – and one of them is caught up in something very bad and very secret. Rose and Windy have to navigate the confusion, heartbreak, and hope that comes with being right on the edge of growing up.

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Published May 6, 2014

320 pages

Average rating: 6.32

44 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

BrandeeD
BrandeeD
4/10 stars
The graphics were amazing and the story is a good one. However, I didn't really feel like there was an ending. I was left with a lot of questions and honestly thought that maybe pages were missing from the ending. Other than that, it is a pretty decent read.
LitterBug
LitterBug
8/10 stars
Really good, very moving!
Laura Kershaw
Laura Kershaw
8/10 stars
I love the Tamaki sisters work and this isn’t an exception.
Catherine Lanyon
Catherine Lanyon
6/10 stars
Semi-relatable story, amazing illustrations, tween protagonists, dysfunctional family

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