![]() ![]() ![]() With the edgy side of Desir’s novel and the exploration of sexuality in the Tamakis’ graphic novel comes Julie Halpern’s The F-It List. The illustrations in This One Summer are done in blue on cream-colored pages, and they’re as outstanding as the story itself. This is a summer where Rose and Windy discover a great deal about sexuality and about not judging people before getting to know who they really are. ![]() Over the course of those months, the girls discover that life at Awago Beach is far different for those who live there year round than those who come during peak tourist season.īoth Rose and Windy are fans of horror films, and it’s when they go to the local corner store to rent scary movies that they first interact with local teens - and cute boys - in a way they had not before. Rose and her family are on their way to their summer lake house on Awago Beach, and it’s not long before she’s reunited with her younger friend Windy. Gannon is the horror movie fanatic in the story, and in many ways, her own life plays out like the worst kind of horror story - one that’s reality, rather than fantasy. Desir isn’t afraid to do dark and edgy with her story, which includes sharp depictions of cutting and self-harm. ![]()
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