See You Next Year

Every summer, a girl's family drives down the same roads, passes through the same towns, and spends a week at the same beachside motel. Year after year, everything is comfortingly predictable: the families they see, the rhythm of the days, the stars, the bonfires, and even the pattern the tractor makes as it rakes the sand on their beach. But this year, something is different: the girl, our narrator, meets a new friend who shows her how to dive under the waves and spot satellites in the night sky. When it's time to go, she's sad to part ways. But she knows she can look forward to seeing him next year. Illustrated in a restrained, retro palette, this story perfectly captures the timelessness of a summer holiday. The effect is nostalgic and almost hazy, as if seen in a dream, a memory, or through the shimmering air of a hot summer day.


Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Owlkids
Published: 03/17/2015
ISBN: 9781926973999
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.90h x 7.60w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2015
Quill & Quire 01/01/2015 pg. 44
School Library Journal 03/01/2015 pg. 119
Booklist 05/01/2015 pg. 102
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2015
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2015 pg. 119