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This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
5.0

Every part of this graphic novel is beautiful and meaningful to the point where I'm struggling to translate my feelings for it into words, but this isn't the first time I've read it and it definitely will not be the last.

The art and writing are equally meticulous and weave together a coming-of-age story so authentic it feels almost as if you were there. Its message is not only relevant but necessary, and I feel any reader can and will come away from this work with a refreshed sense of perception and empathy.