When Jenny, Dunc’s girlfriend, claims to be pregnant, the girls realize that the teenagers are keeping just as many secrets as the adults in their lives. While her family is falling to pieces, Rose focuses her attention on Dunc, a teenager working at the local corner store. Rose’s father leaves the cottage and returns to the city, and her mother becomes more and more withdrawn. Now Rose and Windy are spend a lot of their time renting scary movies and spying on the teenagers who work at the corner store, as well as learning stuff about sex no one mentioned in health class. Jillian and Mariko Tamaki (Skim, 2008) skillfully portray the emotional ups and downs of a girl on the cusp of adolescence in this eloquent graphic novel. Rose has spent summers at Lake Awago for as long as she can remember. Plus, being at the cottage isn’t just about going to the beach anymore. This One Summer is a young adult graphic novel by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki that follows young Rose Wallace as she navigates family difficulties, friendship, and local drama while on summer vacation at Lake Awago. Sure, Rose’s dad is still making cheesy and embarrassing jokes, but her mother is acting like she doesn’t even want to be there. From the creators of Skim comes an investigation into the mysterious world of adults. But this year is different, and they soon find themselves tangled in teen love and family crisis. Rose and Windy are summer friends whose families have visited Awago Beach for as long as they can remember. This one summer - Mariko Tamaki | Jillian Tamaki - (320 pages, English, softcover, published by First Second)
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