Rose behaves like a regular adolescent girl when she makes excuses to get things from the convenience store just to see this boy who paid her a small bit of attention. Yet there is that category of good girl who knows that she has a little crush but is too shy to do anything about it. Rose never flirts with him, nor does she make an effort to get to know more about him. Readers may question why Rose would have any feelings for “The Dud.” He seems pretty typical for an eighteen-year-old boy, and even a bit unmotivated. Yet, Rose’s face lights up and blushes at “The Dud’s” remark. That boy–“The Dud”–randomly nicknames Rose “blondie,” a highly unimaginative choice. It’s one of those rustic shops near beach vacation spots that have everything from marshmallows to DVD rentals–anything vacationers would require. Right away, Rose develops a sort-of crush on the boy who works at the local convenience store. One key aspect of This one Summer that makes it so good is that Mariko Tamaki is able to capture accurately what it’s like to be an adolescent girl. But trouble starts brewing when Rose sees her parents argue and pull apart from each other. Though it seems strange to have everything resolved by the time the vacation is over, This One Summer uses many common events adolescent girls will experience to navigate growing up to relate to the audience. Rose meets up with her summer vacation friend, Windy, who is a year-and-one-half younger. 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.This One Summer is the story of fifteen-year-old Rose heading to Awago Beach for summer vacation, just like they do every single year. While her family is falling to pieces, Rose focuses her attention on Dunc, a teenager working at the local corner store. Rose’s father leaves the cottage and returns to the city, and her mother becomes more and more withdrawn. Now Rose and Windy are spend a lot of their time renting scary movies and spying on the teenagers who work at the corner store, as well as learning stuff about sex no one mentioned in health class.
Plus, being at the cottage isn’t just about going to the beach anymore. Sure, Rose’s dad is still making cheesy and embarrassing jokes, but her mother is acting like she doesn’t even want to be there. From the creators of Skim comes an investigation into the mysterious world of adults.
But this year is different, and they soon find themselves tangled in teen love and family crisis. Rose and Windy are summer friends whose families have visited Awago Beach for as long as they can remember. This one summer - Mariko Tamaki | Jillian Tamaki - (320 pages, English, softcover, published by First Second)
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