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We agree the book is not for young children, nor was it intended for that audience. There has been some controversy as to its inclusion on the Caldecott Honor list, so maybe it bears repeating that the ALA defines children as up to and including age 14.

The publisher lists it for ages 12 to 18. This book was not created for elementary readers, but for young readers. When we wrote this book our goal was to create a story that explored the experience of summer and of adults, from a young person’s perspective. This One Summer is a book about two girls’ summer at a cottage in Northern Ontario. Below is a statement from the authors, touching on the power of ideas and the reality of growing up. In March of 2016, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund stated that the books were returned to the unrestricted section of the high school libraries.īoth Mariko and Jillian have been vocal about these censorship attempts, including on Twitter and on the radio. “When the parent brought that to the attention of the principal, we immediately took a look at it and realized yes, that’s a teen-reader book, not appropriate for elementary school age students,” said Michael Lawrence of the Seminole County School District to WFTV 9.īut the district took it one step further, challenging the graphic novel in three high schools as well, where students needed parental permission to access copies. After the parent complained, the school ushered an apology and removed copies of the books from three elementary schools. One such case happened in Sabal (Fla.) Point Elementary School, when a third-grader brought This One Summer home to a surprised parent. Some buyers were shocked to find that the graphic novel was intended for audiences age 12 and older, according to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. When it was listed as a Caldecott Honor Book in 2015 - an award that’s usually given to books aimed at younger audiences - librarians and educators rushed to purchase the book for their shelves. This One Summer caught the attention of many awards. The graphic novel, written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Jillian Tamaki, was challenged for “LGBT characters,” “drug use,” “profanity,” “mature themes” and being “sexually explicit.” With her friend Windy by her side, the pair attempt to relive their childhood summers but are confronted with boys, parents fighting and the strains that accompany growing up. This coming-of-age tale follows 12-year-old Rose, a girl on the cusps of adolescence, and her family’s summer vacation in a small beach town.

1 most challenged book of 2016, according to the American Library Association. This One Summer - an award-winning young adult graphic novel - is the No.