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Chosen as a recommended read by our Guest Editor, Neill Cameron
Edging up into YA, this story of two childhood friends growing up and growing apart over a summer in a beach town is sensitive, powerfully honest and just an absolute masterclass in comics storytelling. It’s an incredible work, full of incredible atmosphere and pacing and the most beautiful artwork that human hands could ever hope to make. ~ Neill Cameron
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This One Summer Synopsis
A New York Times bestseller
A 2015 Caldecott Honor Book
A 2015 Michael L. Printz Honor Book
An Eisner Award Winner
Every summer, Rose goes with her mom and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach. It's their getaway, their refuge. Rosie's friend Windy is always there, too, like the little sister she never had. But this summer is different. Rose's mom and dad won't stop fighting, and when Rose and Windy seek a distraction from the drama, they find themselves with a whole new set of problems. One of the local teens - just a couple of years older than Rose and Windy - is caught up in something bad... Something life threatening.
It's a summer of secrets, and sorrow, and growing up, and it's a good thing Rose and Windy have each other.
This One Summer is a tremendously exciting new teen graphic novel from two creators with true literary clout. Cousins Mariko and Jillian Tamaki, the team behind
Skim, have collaborated on this gorgeous, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful story about a girl on the cusp of childhood - a story of renewal and revelation.
This title has Common Core connections.
About This Edition
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9781626720947 |
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6th May 2014 |
| Author: |
Mariko Tamaki |
| Illustrator: |
Jillian Tamaki |
| Publisher: |
First Second |
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Hardback |
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320 pages |
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About Mariko Tamaki
Mariko Tamaki is a Toronto writer and performer with an avid interest in freaks, weirdos, and other fabulous forms of human behaviour.
Skim is illustrated by her cousin Jillian Tamaki.
In her spare time, Mariko is a columnist for Kiss Machine and Herizons, and a graduate student in Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Toronto where she studies language, performance, and gender.
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