She remembers collecting rocks with her father and the time she and Windy collected milkweeds to eat, assuming they were magical. The next day, Rose thinks back on her younger days at Awago Beach as her mother, Alice, braids her hair. Rose laughs it off, but Windy seems uncomfortable in the situation (later calling Duncan “the Dud”). There, Rose and Windy watch as the clerk, Duncan, flirts with and kisses a girl, Jenny, in front of them. They go to the beach and catch up on their summers so far, and then head to the local store, Brewster’s, for some candy. She and Rose are summer friends who have known each other since they were young, and they talk to each other about everything. Windy is 10 years old, passionate about music, and lives an eclectic, spiritual life with her mother Evelyn Windy’s father is often away working. Twelve-year-old Rose is on her way to the beach for the summer, and when she and her parents, Evan and Alice, arrive, she leaves almost immediately to see Windy. This One Summer takes place during a summer at Awago Beach (in Ontario, Canada) as preteens Rose and Windy discover that adulthood is more complicated than it seems. This guide is based on the 2014 Groundwood Books edition.Ĭontent Warning: This One Summer discusses sexuality, suicide, a miscarriage, and includes profanity.
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