Winner of the Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration Rose and Windy are summer friends whose families have visited Awago Beach for as long as they can remember. But this year is different, and they soon find themselves tangled in teen love and family crisis. From the creators of Skim comes an investigation into the mysterious world of adults. Sure, Rose's dad is still making cheesy and embarrassing jokes, but her mother is acting like she doesn't even want to be there. Plus, being at the cottage isn't just about going to the beach anymore. Now Rose and Windy are spending a lot of their time renting scary movies and spying on the teenagers who work at the corner store, as well as learning stuff about sex no one mentioned in health class. Pretty soon everything is messed up. Rose's father leaves the cottage and returns to the city, and her mother becomes more and more withdrawn. While her family is falling to pieces, Rose focuses her attention on Dunc, a teenager working at the local corner store. When Jenny, Dunc's girlfriend, claims to be pregnant, the girls realize that the teenagers are keeping just as many secrets as the adults in their lives. No one seems to want to talk about the things that matter. When the tension between Dunc and Jenny boils over, Jenny makes a desperate and destructive move and Rose's mother is galvanized into action. In the aftermath, nothing is completely resolved, but secrets have been aired, which means that things are at least a bit better for everyone. For Rose and Windy, the end of summer brings the realization that, while Awago Beach might always be the same, they have both been changed forever. From Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki, creators of the multi-award-winning graphic novel Skim , comes a stunning and authentic story of friendship, illustrated with subtly heart-breaking moments and pure summer joy. AWARDS   2014 New York Times Editor's Choice commendation   2014 Ignatz Award for Best Graphic Novel short-listed   2014 Ignatz Award for Best Graphic Novel winner   2014 Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Text short-listed   2014 Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustration short-listed   2014 Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustration winner   2014 Globe 100 Best Books commendation   2014 Quill & Quire Books of the Year for Young Readers commendation   2014 Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year commendation   2014 Washington Post Top 10 Graphic Novels of the Year commendation   2014 New York Public Library Best Books for Teens commendation   2014 Boston Globe Best Young Adult Novels of the Year commendation   2015 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, Honor Book commendation   2015 Randolph Caldecott Honor Book commendation   2015 OLA Best Bets (Young Adult Fiction) commendation   2015 CBC Bookie Award for Best Young Adult Novel winner   2015 CLA Young Adult Book Award winner   2015 LA Times Prize for Best Graphic Novel/Comics short-listed   2015 Doug Wright Award for Best Book short-listed   2015 Eisner Award for Best New Graphic Album short-listed   2015 Eisner Award for Best New Graphic Album winner