This One Summer

        The book "This One Summer" by Mariko Tamaki & Jillian Tamaki is about Rose's summer at Awago Beach. Rose along with her parents always take a trip to the Awago Beach every summer. In Awago she has a friend named Windy who she considered a sister. Rose is an only child, her mother hasn't been able to have another baby, even though she wishes she had another she can't seem to have one.  Summers are usually calm and relaxing at Awago, but this time it just isn't  the same. Her parents are always fighting and nothing about their trip seems calm or relaxing. Rose's mother is always sad for she isn't able to get pregnant and the beach just seems to get her even more sad. Ever since she lost a baby while swimming she stopped and has been depressed ever since. Rose's summer gets worse and worse as she gets caught up in the problems of other and hers. But the only thing that keeps her going is the support that Windy and her family provide her with.
         The main conflict in this book was that with her mother depression about not being able to have a child & the fights between Rose's parents, Rose's summer seems to really poor. To top that off she gets involve with some of the problems of the a store they frequently attend. Her mother tries to not get Rose involved in her problems but Rose seems to always find a way to be in their fights. With her parents always fighting she starts to feel as if she is valuable to her mom and becomes sad as well. But even through the toughest times Windy and her family are always there to cheer her up.