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This is a quality young adult graphic novel and definitely has merit. I'm saying this as someone who has studied YA literature and has a degree in English literature and is certified to teach secondary English. Perhaps not all, but many of the parents who are complaining about the content may be a bit naive about what it going on in their teenagers' lives. There are several themes in here that may be difficult for tweens to grasp, such as miscarriage and social issues surrounding paternity, but if a parent plays an active role in discussing and reading the literature his or her child is reading, this book presents an opportunity to open up communication about difficult social issues, especially regarding sexuality, between parent and child. If you don't want to "jump into the deep end" with something this explicit just yet, I recommend easing in with a novel such as Hard Love or The First Part Last. An interesting companion novel, to compare themes, would be Crank or Go Ask Alice.


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This One Summer Mariko Tamaki Jillian Tamaki Books Reviews

The only reason I don't give this book 5 stars is because I just don't give out 5 stars, or at least is not something I'm used to do. Either way 4/5 is still good above average, (which this is well above average I would say).

Writing/Characters

When I starting reading I was expecting a wave of cliches to kill this book for me, like most "coming of age", but apart from the "two dorky friends" cliche and maybe the group of rebel teenagers in a small town was about all your "typical" cliche I guess, at that I can remember. Reading this I have to say you really feel like you really are back in time in one summer vacation with your family (I read this in winter and somehow I can say I felt some kind of warmth while reading through, sounds crazy I know, but I don't know how else to explained it just felt like summer), the friendship between Rose and Windy felt natural, in their interactions you got so much information about how they are, personality-wise, Windy even if the author hadn't say at the beginning that Windy was younger than Rose you would have notice, that's how real they feel that just through their conversations you are able to just know stuff about them, this 100% character driven-story and every single one of the characters has something to add to the story, or at least if they don't add much they don't feel out of place, even when they are only with us for like 1-3 pages, probs to the author for that, I'll try to wrap up this part of the review by saying that the characters and writing just feel real and convincing enough that you can bond with them which is what makes thus graphic such a joy to read.

Writing/Characters Score 4.8/5

Now into the family drama, honestly I think this was done perfect, the author didn't go to deep into the family drama, which was smart considering we are following Rose's PoV and like any other teenager she just wanted to ignore the problems around her lock them inside and just pretend like nothing is going on, had the story focused more about mom/dad I think the story would've been killed to say the least. So 4.5/5 for the drama.

Illustration

This took like 3-5 pages to grow on me, so it wasn't like I saw the illustrations and felt in love, but like I said it did grow ad the story moved forward, it just didn't have that "wow" factor I guess, which is ok and a story like thisba really fitting, and it still looks amazing. Anyways, I think one of the reasons for that "summer" feeling (apart from the writing) is the way everything is drawn you just get that chill and warm atmosphere of the summer, like you just wanna go out and go to the beach (which like I said I read this in the winter so f*** me, right?), before reading this I wouldn't have mind any other srt style, after reading I can't imagine any other way to be honest.

Illustration Score 4.5/5

Overall this a good read if you are looking for a lighthearted story with drama but not so much that it takes away from the main point, which is Rose and how she deals with getting older and starting to think in boys and boobs, and having a crush, and all that good stuff we all do/did as teenagers.

Overall score 4.7/5

I would recommend this graphic novel to anyone honestly is such a good entry level read, nice and easy story to follow, good characters, pair with good drawings, what else can you ask for? I'm not saying that everyone would enjoy it or read it, but if you like more slow and character driven stories then yeah you'll probably like it.
The artwork in "This One Summer" reaches out and pulls the reader into the story. It is a very sad but well told tale.

I have only one caution. The age range is 12-18. The subject matter is such that it may not be appropriate for some 12 year olds
1)references to porn, oral sex, and blow jobs and 2) language.

You will have to decide if this is appropriate for your child. My older child can deal with it, but my younger one (still with in suggested age range) wanted nothing to do with it.

I was actually surprised at how difficult the story was. There was hope and joy, but so much sadness. The cover artwork is so joyful that I didn't expect it to be quite so heavy. I know it hinted at issues, but I was still not prepared.
This review originally appeared on herestohappyendings.com.

This One Summer has been on my to be read list for a while now. I finally bought it back in early November of 2017, but for whatever reason I just kept putting off reading it. I either wasn't in the mood for a graphic novel or I had too much other stuff to read or work to do, and I just never picked it up.

This afternoon, though, I was combing through my bookshelf looking for something quick to read while my daughters watched Beauty and the Beast for the tenth time this week, and I decided that today I was finally going to pick this up.

Rose and her parents go to a lake house at Awago Beach every summer. There, Rose gets to spend the summer with her friend, Windy, and the two of them are inseparable for the whole summer. They can watch movies, go swimming, hang out at each other's houses - pretty much everything they want. Plus, Rose and her parents always have fun, too.

But this summer, things are already different. Her parents are fighting all the time, and sometimes they even quit talking to each other for long periods of time. Windy is acting a little different, and there is a new guy working at the little store in town, and Rose can't help but think about him a lot. When Rose and Windy witness something with the new guy's girlfriend, they try and put the pieces of this puzzle together to figure out what's going on.

At the same time, things are getting even worse between Rose's parents, and Windy doesn't seem to want to do the same things Rose wants to do anymore, making it seem as though they are growing apart.

This summer at Awago Beach is unlike any other, and it's the summer that it becomes obvious that Rose is really growing up, whether or not she is ready to.

Not only is that a really pretty cover, but the inside illustrations are really well done and add so much personality to this book. I love how they are only done in blue, grey, and purple hues instead of full color - it makes the story a lot deeper and more meaningful, and every page of this book is so beautiful.

I've seen some negative reviews for this book about the use of language being a problem for the younger audience, but truthfully, I've heard eight year old kids swear more than what is said in this book, so I can't really agree with that. Sure, there are words like "slut" thrown around here and there, but there isn't anything in this book that I think would be all that harmful - maybe the F-word once? Either way, that isn't something that would bother me, and if this is the kind of book my twelve year old daughter wanted to pick up, I would overlook that, because the book is a really meaningful graphic novel that touches on a lot of important things.

One of the important things that This One Summer touches on is the bond of friendship. I loved the friendship that went on between Rose and Windy. They loved each other like sisters, and spent all of their time together. They had meaningful conversations and they talked about real stuff. It's the kind of friendship you can't help but love.

Another thing that it touches on is parental issues and how it looks to a child. It might not seem like a big thing, but for those who have experienced it, it might help them to feel not quite as alone when dealing with the problems of their parents. In this book, Rose's parents have issues that they try to work out, but Rose can sense it and it really has an effect on her.

The characters, the story, and the illustrations are all beautifully done and incredibly easy to love. I finished this book in the course of a single afternoon and already plan on going back and rereading it very soon!
This is a quality young adult graphic novel and definitely has merit. I'm saying this as someone who has studied YA literature and has a degree in English literature and is certified to teach secondary English. Perhaps not all, but many of the parents who are complaining about the content may be a bit naive about what it going on in their teenagers' lives. There are several themes in here that may be difficult for tweens to grasp, such as miscarriage and social issues surrounding paternity, but if a parent plays an active role in discussing and reading the literature his or her child is reading, this book presents an opportunity to open up communication about difficult social issues, especially regarding sexuality, between parent and child. If you don't want to "jump into the deep end" with something this explicit just yet, I recommend easing in with a novel such as Hard Love or The First Part Last. An interesting companion novel, to compare themes, would be Crank or Go Ask Alice.