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Mariko Tamaki: This One Summer (Hardcover, 2014, First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press) 4 stars

An unforgettable summer. Rose and her parents have been going to Awago Beach since she …

Review of 'This One Summer' on Goodreads

4 stars

This one gave me so many happy flashbacks. Not the story per se, but the sights, the sounds and the general summer holiday setting. It got so many sounds exactly right and it got me smiling every other page. The story itself was engaging and the tone, rhythm and delivery made it feel realistic and even relatable in mixed bits and pieces from the various characters.