
Written and illustrated by Hope Larson
Book #1 in the Eagle Rock series
A summer of change tests a friendship as Bina navigates new bonds and old tensions.
Thirteen-year-old Bina faces a summer without her best friend, Austin, who's off to soccer camp. Left to her own devices, she finds unexpected friendship with Austin's music-loving sister. But when Austin returns, things are even stranger between them. Can Bina and Austin overcome their growing pains and rediscover their friendship? This touching and humorous tale explores the challenges of change and the power of music and connection.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2018!All Summer Long, a coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel about summer and friendships, written and illustrated by the Eisner Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling Hope Larson. Thirteen-year-old Bina has a long summer ahead of her. She and her best friend, Austin, usually do everything together, but he’s off to soccer camp for a month, and 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 playing, boredom, and bad TV, but things look up when she finds an unlikely companion in Austin’s older sister, who enjoys music just as much as Bina. But then Austin comes home from camp, and 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.
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