This One Summer Jillian Tamaki Mariko Tamaki by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki 9781466858527, 1466858524 instant download after payment.

Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustration

Rose & Windy are summer friends whose families have visited Awago Beach for as long as they can remember. But this year is different, and they soon find themselves tangled in teen love and family crisis. From the creators of Skim comes an investigation into the mysterious world of adults.

Sure, Rose’s dad is still making cheesy & embarrassing jokes, but her mother is acting like she doesn’t even want to be there. Plus, being at the cottage isn’t just about going to the beach anymore. Now Rose & Windy are spend a lot of their time renting scary movies & spying on the teenagers who work at the corner store, as well as learning stuff about sex no one mentioned in health class.

Pretty soon everything is messed up. Rose’s father leaves the cottage & returns to the city, & her mother becomes more and more withdrawn. While her family is falling to pieces, Rose focuses her attention on Dunc, a teenager working at the local corner store. 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.

No one seems to want to talk about the things that matter. When the tension between Dunc & Jenny boils over, Jenny makes a desperate & destructive move & Rose's mother is galvanized into action. In the aftermath, nothing is completely resolved, but secrets have been aired, which means that things are at least a bit better for everyone. For Rose & Windy, the end of summer brings the realization that, while Awago Beach might always be the same, they have both been changed forever.

From Mariko Tamaki & Jillian Tamaki, creators of the multi-award-winning graphic novel Skim , comes a stunning & authentic story of friendship, illustrated with subtly heart-breaking moments & pure summer joy.