This One Summer

Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - North Yarmouth Academy, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: September 6, 2014

Review

A coming-of-age story that perfectly captures the time in a young girl's life when she is leaving childhood behind and venturing into adulthood. Rose and her parents have been to Awago Beach since she was little and she looks forward to it. This summer she and her island friend Windy, who is a year-and-a-half younger, get caught up in the unfolding of a near-tragedy of some older teens. Rose realizes that her parents are in a rough spot, and that life is more complicated than riding your bike and digging holes in the sand. Beautifully drawn, this story is spot on - adolescence in all of its messy, heartbreaking, hopeful glory. Highly recommended.

Overall Book Score: excellent