This One Summer #[nn]

Two figures caught mid-leap above a soft expanse of water set the mood for this acclaimed 2014 graphic novel from First Second — a quiet, sun-soaked story of summer rendered in gentle purples and blues by Jillian Tamaki. The cover's airy, weightless energy perfectly mirrors the bittersweet feeling of a season suspended in time, while the Caldecott Honor and Printz Award medals it earned speak to the depth Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki bring to their collaboration. If you're looking for literary comics at their most graceful, This One Summer is an essential addition to any shelf.