This One Summer [Paperback]

A New York Times bestseller
A 2015 Caldecott Honor Book
A 2015 Michael L. Printz Honor Book
An Eisner Award Winner

Every summer, Rose goes with her mom and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach. It's their getaway, their refuge. Rosie's friend Windy is always there, too, like the little sister she never had. But this summer is different. 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. One of the local teens - just a couple of years older than Rose and Windy - is caught up in something bad... Something life threatening.

It's a summer of secrets, and sorrow, and growing up, and it's a good thing Rose and Windy have each other.

This One Summeris a tremendously exciting new teen graphic novel from two creators with true literary clout. Cousins Mariko and Jillian Tamaki, the team behindSkim, have collaborated on this gorgeous, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful story about a girl on the cusp of childhood - a story of renewal and revelation.

This title has Common Core connections.

What is the process of creating your books? How is the work divided?

MT: Comics have this kind of unique way of unfolding that's very different from prose. With comic your focus is on script and narration. My goal, for my side of things, is to keep things very loose, knowing that the majority of what's happening on the page, what the reader will see, is illustration. It's a funny way to piece together a story, with these bits and pieces. I try to imagine it as this thing that's happening, like I'm a fly on the wall watching these conversations unfold. The narrator is sort of a version of me, watching the story unfold as I the character is inside it. I like the idea that it's a limited perspective, and my goal with that is always to play with that. With what characters know and don't know at any given moment. OncelC&