All Summer Long (Eagle Rock Series)

by Hope Larson

Paperback, 2018

Status

Available

Series

Eagle Rock (1)

Genres

Graphic Novels and Comics

Comics

Graphic Novels

Publication

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (2018), Edition: Illustrated, 176 pages

Description

Thirteen-year-old Bina faces her first summer without her best friend, Austin, who has left for soccer camp.

Rating

½ (81 ratings; 3.6)

Media reviews

I Read What You Write

Austin and Bina have been inseparable friends since they were in diapers. The summer going into the eighth grade everything changes. Austin is headed for soccer camp and Bina has no idea how she is going to fill those, quite suddenly, boring days of summer. This is a coming of age type journey of

self-discovery and Bina stretches out of her comfort zone to new experiences and new friendships. She learns to deal with her changing relationship with Austin now that they growing up and she finds a world that is just a little bit bigger than she had been expecting.

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User reviews

LibraryThing member foggidawn

When Bina’s best friend Austin goes away to soccer camp, she strikes up a friendship with his older sister Charlie, sort of. Or is Charlie just using Bina because there’s nobody else around? And why is Austin not answering her texts?

This is an awesome feel-good story, which is unusual for this

sort of adolescent angst storyline. To some, it might seem that it wraps up too neatly, but I think it will be super reassuring to kids going through the sorts of issues Bina is facing. Recommended to fans of graphic novels like Awkward, Drama, and Roller Girl.

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LibraryThing member villemezbrown

I recognize truths here from my own teenage daughter's recent summer vacations, but that doesn't keep this nice little slice-of-life meander through the hottest months of the year from seeming pretty slight in the end. I enjoyed it in the moment, but doubt I'll dwell on it or remember it for long.

LibraryThing member Salsabrarian

Bina looks forward to a summer of fun with her best friend Austin but is disappointed to learn he's been accepted to a month-long soccer camp. After a week of binge-watching TV, reading and playing her guitar, Bina hangs out with Austin's sister Charlie, has a misadventure in babysitting, and

fangirls over her favorite band. Meanwhile Austin has been acting weird and Bina doesn't understand it. This is a story of young teens on the brink of change but it all works out going forward. Bina is a likable rocker-girl next door with an up-and-at-em attitude and clear-eyed perspective that will draw tween and young teen readers.

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LibraryThing member questbird

A coming of age story. A young Mexican-American teen spends her first summer without her neighbour and best friend. Her world expands as a result. Clear picture style and a pleasant protaganist.

LibraryThing member emeraldreverie

It was ok. I always want to like Hope's work and too often it falls flat for me. The color palette especially in this story struck me as odd. Art was good otherwise. Story just didn't thrill me.

LibraryThing member BillieBook

Much like summer itself, it started out strong and full of promise and kind of fizzled at the end.

LibraryThing member lilibrarian

When her best friend Austin goes off to soccer camp, Bina is left alone. She becomes friendly with Austin's sister, and discovers things about her family and herself, practicing her guitar and growing up.

LibraryThing member booklover3258

Not a bad book. The illustrations were okay but the story was better. Bina is alone during the summer with her bf at soccer camp. So she friends his older sister and has some adventures. I really enjoyed the series. The characters to me were drawn just okay. The ending was cute and left open for

another book to follow.

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LibraryThing member livingtech

This was sweet. Middle school is a difficult time.

LibraryThing member reader1009

children's middlegrade graphic with minor incidentally gay characters (uncle and husband adopt a baby).

LibraryThing member jennybeast

Summer for the tween rock nerds -- are rock nerds a thing? I think so. Aaaaaallllll about uncomfortable 13, learning the new dynamic with your friends and their siblings and finding out your things and how bored is ok. Nothing profound, but a great representation.

LibraryThing member acargile

Bina and Austin spend every summer together, doing their "fun meter." Austin, instead, is going to soccer camp. Bina's summer yawns in front of her.

Bina practices guitar and hangs out. It's fate that one day she loses her key. Realizing Austin has a key, she sneaks into Austin's house and his

sister catches her. Austin's sister seems to be all over the place me; she struck me as very unreliable. Nevertheless, Bina realizes that they have some common interests. In fact, it's through the sister that Bina meets makes some money babysitting.

It's not a terrible summer, but Austin finally comes home and seems distant. The best way to figure out what's wrong is to ask. Because they can communicate, they will be okay. Also, the summer helped them find themselves and grow individually instead of finding themselves in their friend relationship.

I liked it.

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