Read this when
This One Summer
The summer you realise your mom is a person with her own grief. This One Summer, in blue and purple. 🌊
Who it's for
Rose's family returns to their lake cottage in Awago, but her mother Alice is withdrawn and her parents keep arguing, and no one explains why.
Confused→Understood
Feelings it meets
What it is
This One Summer is a 2014 graphic novel written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Jillian Tamaki. Rose and her younger friend Windy spend a summer in the beach town of Awago, where Rose's family keeps returning, but her parents are in conflict and her mother Alice is withdrawn.
Where to find it
In print from First Second, widely in libraries (Libby/Hoopla). Not public domain. One of the most challenged books in U.S. libraries in 2016.
Before you start
Heads up: A possible suicide attempt; miscarriage.
Age: Ages 14+
Things do not change; we change.Henry David Thoreau, Walden, “Conclusion”
