It was “challenged because it includes LGBT characters, drug use and profanity, and it was considered sexually explicit with mature themes. Despite This One Summer winning several awards including The Caldecott Honor the year before, in 2016 the Office of Intellectual Freedom listed This One Summer as one of the top 10 Banned Books. You can read more about Banned Books Week from the American Library Association. It draws attention to censorship by highlighting works that have been targets of removal in libraries and schools. I would rate it five out of five stars!īanned Books Week runs from September 27-October 3, 2020, this annual event celebrates the freedom to read.

Here’s ALA’s complete list of the ten most. Other comics in the top ten are Drama by Raina Telgemeier and Big Hard Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky. Every summer, 10-year-old Dune goes with her parents to the south-west coast of France, where she meets her best friend Mathilde. They both begin to understand the meaning of becoming older and the value in real friendships. Jillian and Mariko Tamaki’s award-winning graphic novel This One Summer sits at the top of the American Library Association’s list of the most challenged books in 2016. Erik ten Hag wants to sign defender Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen this summer. The two girls learn that there is more to life than just boys and candy. They learn that life is hard and full of many sorrows. They always look for distractions to ignore the drama that they both have in their everyday life. They have many adventures down by the beach. The best friends Rose and Windy are like two inseparable sisters. Liverpool in need of midfield reinforcements Have earmarked Mac Allister as top. The story begins with two friends who meet each other every summer in a small beach town. Liverpool have made Brighton star Alexis Mac Allister one of their top summer transfer targets, GOAL can confirm.

Summer is over but if you want to enjoy a graphic novel about a coming of age story then you should read This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki.

This one summer