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This One Summer is a story, on its face, about the end of one season in the lives of two families. Those last days of August nearly slaughtered me when I was a child-time closing in and thinning out, cooling all your firefly sparks and kicking them under dead leaves. I always feel a little awful about it, and this is probably the kind of thing the French have a word for-the sorrow of beauty’s brevity.Īnyway it’s hard to imagine a more hollowing than the end of summer. The huge bummer of the graphic novel is that someone labors for ages over their creation and then you sit down with your pint of Chubby Hubby and make mincemeat of the both of them within the hour. (And the idea that this book in any way condones slut shaming is utterly absurd.) The way she and Windy soak up the opinions and behaviors of those around them, the way they take those messages into themselves, and their burgeoning self-consciousness as they leave childhood behind is honestly and painfully drawn, but never skews preachy. Watching Rose struggle with the idea of wanting to be a "cool girl," and of what it means to be seen as a "bad girl" or "slut" isn't comfortable, but if feels wholly real. This One Summer beautifully and poignantly captures a particular moment in girlhood when we begin to understand the way the world sees women and begin to make our own judgments about how we wish to be perceived ourselves.

If you're looking for grand resolutions or "boy did I learn my lesson" closure, you won't find it here. Much of the action is observed rather than experienced by the protagonists, but the impact it has on them is deeply felt. 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.I rarely write GR reviews, but I almost didn't pick this up because of some of the reviews I've seen, so I wanted to add my five stars. 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.