This One Summer

Jacket art for graphic novel This One Summer

  • Contributors: Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki.
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  • Summary: Every summer, Rose goes with her mum 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.
  • Awards/Recognition:
    • ALA Notable Children's Books - Older Readers Category, 2015
    • Booklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Older Readers Category, 2014
    • Caldecott Medal Nominee, 2015
    • Canadian Library Association Young Adult Canadian Book Award
    • Eisner Awards: Best Graphic Album - New
    • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Graphic Novels & Comics, 2014
    • Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général for Children's Literature — Illustration, 2014
    • Harvey Awards Nominee for Best Graphic Album Original, Best Artist (for Jillian Tamaki), 2015
    • Ignatz Awards: Outstanding Graphic Novel
    • Michael L. Printz Award Nominee, 2015
    • OLA Best Bets, 2014
    • Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for Best Graphic Album-New, 2015
    • YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2015
    • YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults: Get Graphic: Graphic Novels, 2016
    • No awards known of as of 10/1/2020. Please contact this project's researchers if you are aware of an award not listed.


  • Number of Pages: 317
  • Recommended Grade Level: 6-12
  • Publication Year: 2014
  • Publisher: First Second
  • ISBN: 9781596437746

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