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Fine characterization and sensitive prose distinguish the story.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_1":"With a light touch, the Tamakis capture the struggle of growing up in a patchwork of summer moments . . . Wistful, touching, and perfectly bittersweet.","OtherText_Review_10":"The tweens’ frank and often humorous conversations and their jubilant fun together provide a counterpoint to the turmoil around them.","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"VOYA","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Booklist, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_2":"Jillian and Mariko Tamaki . . . skillfully portray the emotional ups and downs of a girl on the cusp of adolescence in this eloquent graphic novel. . . . 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Jillian’s full page illustrations are engrossing.","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"National Post","OtherText_Review_6":"Even as the book grows darker, the fighting gets uglier and the inevitable loss of innocence draws closer, a sense of hope remains, and your empathy with the characters never falters. It’s difficult subject matter handled with grace.","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"NOW Magazine","OtherText_Review_7":"A relentlessly unsentimental vision, built around the dawning recognition that there can be no escaping, that everything counts in large amounts.","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Los Angeles Times","OtherText_Review_8":"At its heart, This One Summer is a coming-of-age story about an observer. . . . Rose proves herself to be as quietly powerful as this moving, evocative book.","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"New York Times","OtherText_Review_9":"The book is poignant and melancholy, and it will be swiftly recognizable to those who only recently hovered at the cusp of adolescence.","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A unique story of friendship from the creators of the award-winning graphic novel Skim.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_1":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_10":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_11":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_12":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_13":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_14":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_15":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_16":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_17":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_2":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_3":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_4":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_5":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_6":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_7":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_8":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_9":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeCode_1":"01","PrizeCode_10":"03","PrizeCode_11":"03","PrizeCode_12":"03","PrizeCode_13":"01","PrizeCode_14":"01","PrizeCode_15":"04","PrizeCode_16":"04","PrizeCode_17":"01","PrizeCode_2":"04","PrizeCode_3":"01","PrizeCode_4":"03","PrizeCode_5":"03","PrizeCode_6":"03","PrizeCode_7":"03","PrizeCode_8":"03","PrizeCode_9":"03","PrizeName_0":"New York Times Editor's Choice","PrizeName_1":"Ignatz Award for Best Graphic Novel","PrizeName_10":"Michael L. 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A thoughtful and haunting book that will stay with readers.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_2":"This is a moving story, and a fine example of text and pictures in perfect harmony.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Horn Book","OtherText_Review_3":"Hauntingly beautiful.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_4":"Sydney Smith's gorgeous, airy illustrations showcase the beauty of childhood in the seaside town. … [Schwartz] perfectly captures the matter-of-fact thinking of a small child.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Quill and Quire","OtherText_Review_5":"This quietly devastating book … stirs timeless, elemental emotions.","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"New York Times","OtherText_Review_6":"this story ebbs and flows like the sea itself . . . one of the best illustrated books of the year . . .","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Huffington Post","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"In a small mining town, a young boy enjoys a summer day, but his thoughts constantly return to his father, who is digging for coal deep under the sea.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_10":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_11":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_12":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_13":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_14":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_15":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_16":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_17":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_18":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_2":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_3":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_4":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_5":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_6":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_7":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_8":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_9":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"04","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeCode_10":"03","PrizeCode_11":"01","PrizeCode_12":"03","PrizeCode_13":"03","PrizeCode_14":"04","PrizeCode_15":"01","PrizeCode_16":"03","PrizeCode_17":"01","PrizeCode_18":"03","PrizeCode_2":"03","PrizeCode_3":"03","PrizeCode_4":"03","PrizeCode_5":"03","PrizeCode_6":"03","PrizeCode_7":"03","PrizeCode_8":"03","PrizeCode_9":"03","PrizeName_0":"Governor General's Literary Award, Young People's Literature — Illustrated Books","PrizeName_1":"Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book","PrizeName_10":"BookPage Best Children's \u0026amp; Young Adult Books","PrizeName_11":"CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal","PrizeName_12":"ALSC Notable Children's Books","PrizeName_13":"Cooperative Children's Book Center Best of the Year","PrizeName_14":"Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award","PrizeName_15":"Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration","PrizeName_16":"Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year","PrizeName_17":"TD Canadian Children's Literature Award","PrizeName_18":"NPR Book Concierge","PrizeName_2":"New York Times \/ New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award","PrizeName_3":"Shelf Awareness Best Books of the Year","PrizeName_4":"School Library Journal Best Books","PrizeName_5":"Kirkus Best Picture Books","PrizeName_6":"New York Times Notable Children’s Books","PrizeName_7":"Horn Book Fanfare","PrizeName_8":"CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens","PrizeName_9":"Denver Public Library Best Children's \u0026amp; Teen Books","PrizeYear_0":"2017","PrizeYear_1":"2017","PrizeYear_10":"2017","PrizeYear_11":"2018","PrizeYear_12":"2018","PrizeYear_13":"2018","PrizeYear_14":"2018","PrizeYear_15":"2018","PrizeYear_16":"2018","PrizeYear_17":"2018","PrizeYear_18":"2017","PrizeYear_2":"2017","PrizeYear_3":"2017","PrizeYear_4":"2017","PrizeYear_5":"2017","PrizeYear_6":"2017","PrizeYear_7":"2017","PrizeYear_8":"2017","PrizeYear_9":"2017","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover jacket","PublicationDate":"2017-04-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"In a small mining town, a young boy enjoys a summer day, but his thoughts constantly return to his father, who is digging for coal deep under the sea.","Width":"11","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 5
to 9
/ grades K
to 4
Town Is by the Sea
In a small mining town, a young boy enjoys a summer day, but his thoughts constantly return to his father, who is digging for coal deep under the sea.
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ages 2
to 5
/ grades P
to K
When Stella was Very, Very Small
Originally written to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Stella and Sam, When Stella Was Very, Very Small is the most endearing book in the series yet.
