This One Summer: A Graphic Novel

By Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159643774X
• ISBN13: 9781596437746
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: First Second
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 12 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 7 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Wanted to read it for years.

Finally got to read it after so many years. I heard once it was one of the most challenged books of 2016. I finally got the chance to read it earlier this year. Now out of high school, it does bring back memories (and how I wish my summers would be spent) and I love the illustrations. Were there things that could've been improved? A few, but I still thought it was a fun read and reminded me of how much I didn't want to grow up or how I expected to.