' manages to evoke the nuances, the confusions, of a pair of characters on the cusp.' - Los Angeles Times 'If I worked at a bookstore, I'd be hand-selling it to customers who adored Raina Telgemeier's graphic memoir Smile but are now ready for more complex themes.This is a lovely book.' - The New York Times Wistful, touching, and perfectly bittersweet.' - Booklist, STARRED REVIEW '*With a light touch, the Tamakis capture the struggle of growing up in a patchwork of summer moments. Keenly observed and gorgeously illustrated - a triumph.' - Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW '*A summer of family drama, secrets and change in a small beach town. '*This captivating graphic novel presents a fully realized picture of a particular time in a young girl's life, an in-between summer filled with yearning and a sense of ephemerality.' - School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW

'*This book is poignant and melancholy, and it will be swiftly recognizable to those who only recently hovered at the cusp of adolesence.' - BCCB, STARRED REVIEW 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 One Summer is a tremendously exciting new teen graphic novel from two creators with true literary clout. It's a summer of secrets, and sorrow, and growing up, and it's a good thing Rose and Windy have each other. One of the local teens - just a couple of years older than Rose and Windy - is caught up in something bad. 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. Rosie's friend Windy is always there, too, like the little sister she never had. Every summer, Rose goes with her mom and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach.

This one summer