This One Summer
by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
46 Total Resources 11 Awards 10 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Graphic Novel
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2014
Word Count 8,130
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 300L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 164736, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Teenage girls--Comic books, strips, etc
- Summer--Comic books, strips, etc
- Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Coming of Age
- Coming of age--Comic books, strips, etc
- Young Adult Graphic Novels
- Teenagers--Conduct of life--Comic books, strips, etc
- Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women
- Interpersonal relations--Comic books, strips, etc
- Cartoons and comics
- Friendship--Comic books, strips, etc
- Adolescence--Comic books, strips, etc
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Love in adolescence--Comic books, strips, etc
- Vacations--Comic books, strips, etc
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Mariko Tamaki about This One Summer
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mariko Tamaki
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jillian Tamaki
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mariko Tamaki
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jillian Tamaki
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 23
Meet-the-Author Recording with Mariko Tamaki
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Jillian Tamaki
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Jillian Tamaki
Created by Paste Magazine
Interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by Paste Magazine
Interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Jillian Tamaki
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Jillian Tamaki
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by Comics Beat
Interview with Jillian Tamaki
Created by Comics Beat
Interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by Comics Alliance
Interview with Jillian Tamaki
Created by Comics Alliance
Interview with Jillian Tamaki
Created by CBC
Interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by CBC
Interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by Women Write About Comics
Interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Jillian Tamaki
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by Mochi Magazine
Panel Discussion with Mariko Tamaki
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Mariko Tamaki
Created by NPR
Interview with Jillian Tamaki
Created by The Comics Journal
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Teacher's Guide from Macmillan
Created by Macmillan
Teaching Ideas from Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Created by Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Reading Group Guide from Macmillan
Created by Macmillan
Awards & Distinctions 11
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2023
Honor, 2015
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2023
Commended, 2015
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2015
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2023
Honor, 2015
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2022
Illustrator Winner, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2014
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Graphic Novels Selection, 2014
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Young Adult Selection, 2014
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