All Summer Long

*A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2018!* All Summer Long,a coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel about summer and friendshipswritten and illustrated by the Eisner AwardΓÇôwinning and New York TimesΓÇôbestselling Hope Larson. Thirteen-year-old Bina has a long summer ahead of her. She and her best friendAustinusually do everything togetherbut he’s off to soccer camp for a monthand he’s been acting kind of weird lately anyway. So it’s up to Bina to see how much fun she can have on her own. At first it’s a lot of guitar playingboredomand bad TVbut things look up when she finds an unlikely companion in Austin’s older sisterwho enjoys music just as much as Bina. But then Austin comes home from campand he’s acting even weirder than when he left. How Bina and Austin rise above their growing pains and reestablish their friendship and respect for their differences makes for a touching and funny coming-of-age story.