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Shark Summer

Shark Summer

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  • Author：Ira Marcks
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Summary

When a Hollywood film crew arrives on Martha's Vineyard with a mechanical shark and a youth film contest boasting a huge cash prize， disgraced pitcher Gayle "Blue Streak" Briar sees a chance to turn a bad season into the best summer ever。

After recruiting aspiring cinematographer Elijah Jones and moody director Maddie Grey， Gayle and her crew set out to uncover the truth of the island's own phantom shark and win the prize money。 But these unlikely friends are about to discover what happens when you turn your camera toward the bad things lurking below the surface。 

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Ms。 Yingling ，

Copy provided by Young Adult Books Central In this graphic novel， we meet Gayle， who has moved to Martha's Vineyard from Boston so that her mother can open up an ice cream store。 She had been the star of her local soft ball team， until a bad play caused her to be injured and to be at odds with her new best friend， Alex。 It's summer， and with her arm in a cast， Gayle is not in a good mood。 Her mother， however is。 There is a major feature film being produced in their seaside town， and her mother t Copy provided by Young Adult Books Central In this graphic novel， we meet Gayle， who has moved to Martha's Vineyard from Boston so that her mother can open up an ice cream store。 She had been the star of her local soft ball team， until a bad play caused her to be injured and to be at odds with her new best friend， Alex。 It's summer， and with her arm in a cast， Gayle is not in a good mood。 Her mother， however is。 There is a major feature film being produced in their seaside town， and her mother thinks she will get a small role in it that will pay well。 While she is trying out， Gayle tries to paint their new storefront， but isn't having much luck。 She does run into Elijah， the son of a reporter covering the filming， with whom she attended school in Boston。 He is a budding cinematographer himself， and under the pretense of getting material for his father， asks Gayle to take him around the island。 He has a moped， and the two cover a lot of ground。 It turns out that Elijah's father doesn't pay a lot of attention to him， and Gayle's mother gives up the idea of opening her business for the chance to earn a decent income at the local hotel。。。 where Elijah is staying and which is owned by Alex's mother。 When Elijah finds out about a contest for young filmmakers with a large cash prize， he and Gayle want to enter， but struggle to find a topic for their film。 Aided by a special effects guru working on the film and eventually by Alex and other friends， Gayle and Elijah investigate a local mystery that not everyone in town wants uncovered。 Graphic novels sometimes don't have very involved plots， but there is plenty going on in Shark Summer。 There's friend drama with Alex， a travel guide with Elijah， a historical mystery， and a new friend。 Add movie special effects， family financial circumstances， and the fact that this seems to all take place in the mid 1970s when movie cameras took actual film， and it all adds up to an interesting graphic novel not unlike Michael Beil's Summer at Forsaken Lake， albeit on Martha's Vineyard instead of Lake Erie。 Of course， the inclusion of a Jaws- like film will draw readers to this immediately， but the Atwood Terror， and the myriad reactions of the local residents to this historical figure being discussed gives this a deeper plotline。 Even though the text is not super dense， the story is well developed， and we get a good feel for the town， the characters， and the importance of rapidly fading local history。 Readers who like mysteries that delve into the past like Chalfoun's The Treasure of Maria Mamoun ， Korman's Notorious， and Cummings' Trace will enjoy this graphic novel mystery， adn may even be motivated to go hunt down some elderberry ice cream to go along with it。 。。。more

Destiny Henderson ，

This was fun。 The art style fits perfectly for this story。

Jill Jemmett ，

Gayle Briar was the pitcher on her softball team until she broke her arm。 Now， her mother has moved them to Martha’s Vineyard because her mom has fond memories of spending the summers there when she was a kid。 Their plan to open an ice cream stand is put on hold when her mom has to get a higher paying job to pay for Gayle’s hospital bills。 Gayle explores the island and watches the filming of a shark movie。 Gayle ends up finding Elijah， a young eager filmmaker， and Maddie， a local girl with a gho Gayle Briar was the pitcher on her softball team until she broke her arm。 Now， her mother has moved them to Martha’s Vineyard because her mom has fond memories of spending the summers there when she was a kid。 Their plan to open an ice cream stand is put on hold when her mom has to get a higher paying job to pay for Gayle’s hospital bills。 Gayle explores the island and watches the filming of a shark movie。 Gayle ends up finding Elijah， a young eager filmmaker， and Maddie， a local girl with a ghost story。 The three of them make a shark film to enter into a film competition， but they end up uncovering an ancient island secret。This is the perfect summer read。 Gayle had moved to Martha’s Vineyard， but since it was her first time spending the summer there， it was like she was on a vacation and learning about the island for the first time。 Elijah was just in town for the season and Maddie had lived there all her life， but she was bullied by the local children。 They were each outsiders in some way。 The three of them made a good group to discover the island secrets。I love it when characters explore an ancient ghost story！ Those stores about ghosts and hidden histories fascinated me as a kid。 Maddie knew a ghost story and they used it as inspiration to make their film。 What Gayle and Elijah didn’t know was that the ghost story was part of a deeper secret on the island。 This secret reveal at the end of the story tied everything in together， and made the story feel complete。Shark Summer is a fun middle grade graphic novel for the summer！Thank you Little， Brown Books for Young Readers for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Alicia ，

An entertaining yet mysterious beach read about a summer on the island where the bigwigs have come in to shoot a fancy movie yet Gayle is licking some wounds after a failed baseball season and the fact that her mom's dream of owning an ice cream shop has been traded out for housekeeping so Gayle has to find something to entertain herself this summer- and making a movie for a contest is the best way to do that。 The distinctive style works so well with the bright coloring and characterizations。 It An entertaining yet mysterious beach read about a summer on the island where the bigwigs have come in to shoot a fancy movie yet Gayle is licking some wounds after a failed baseball season and the fact that her mom's dream of owning an ice cream shop has been traded out for housekeeping so Gayle has to find something to entertain herself this summer- and making a movie for a contest is the best way to do that。 The distinctive style works so well with the bright coloring and characterizations。 It feels vibrant and fresh in both aspects with an added campyness that entertains。 。。。more

Nancy ，

Gayle and her single mother recently moved to Martha’s Vineyard from Boston to open a boutique ice cream store。 Gayle， a star pitcher for a local softball team， breaks her arm during the championship and loses the game。 Reeling with guilt at losing the game and inadvertently forcing her mom to take an additional job to pay hospital bills， Gayle joins budding cinematographer Elijah and bullied teen Maddie to film a movie for a contest with a $3，000 prize。 They meet the production crew on a big-bu Gayle and her single mother recently moved to Martha’s Vineyard from Boston to open a boutique ice cream store。 Gayle， a star pitcher for a local softball team， breaks her arm during the championship and loses the game。 Reeling with guilt at losing the game and inadvertently forcing her mom to take an additional job to pay hospital bills， Gayle joins budding cinematographer Elijah and bullied teen Maddie to film a movie for a contest with a $3，000 prize。 They meet the production crew on a big-budget shark movie that is filming on the island and discover a gruesome local legend based on a past tragedy。 While this graphic novel is aimed at middle schoolers， it has a mature sensibility and an eerie “Goosebumps” vibe。 Gayle， Maddie， and their families are white， and Elijah and his father are Black; characters are from various socioeconomic groups。 Family ties are strong， and a queer romance is hinted at。 Marcks has a distinctive art style， capturing characters in a cartoony， almost caricaturelike manner and conveying emotion well。 His panels are small but easy to follow， with a soft purple hue that has narrative significance。Verdict: A bridge between simpler narratives and more mature content， this is a strong addition to graphic novel shelves， with appealing art and a strong story about friendship。I reviewed this book for the School Library Journal magazine and the review can be found here: https://www。slj。com/？reviewDetail=sha。。。 。。。more

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Lorie LovesBooks ，

i really enjoyed this， it's a great read for summer。 Only one part of the plot I did not like。 The characters were interesting the stakes were high and the mystery was engaging。 Illustrations were excellent I felt very much like I was at the beach， enjoying the cool breezes。 i really enjoyed this， it's a great read for summer。 Only one part of the plot I did not like。 The characters were interesting the stakes were high and the mystery was engaging。 Illustrations were excellent I felt very much like I was at the beach， enjoying the cool breezes。 。。。more

Jodie "Bookish" Cook ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Book ReviewTitle: Shark Summer by Ira MarcksGenre: Graphic NovelRating: 4 Stars As many of my readers will know I don’t read comics and graphic novels that often but Shark Summer caught my eye with its beautiful cover and interesting premise。 On thing I noticed straight away about this graphic novel was that the art style was super cute and really appealed to my tastes。 The way the graphic novel is designed and the story itself really reminded me of later 2000’s kids movies that were slightly ed Book ReviewTitle: Shark Summer by Ira MarcksGenre: Graphic NovelRating: 4 Stars As many of my readers will know I don’t read comics and graphic novels that often but Shark Summer caught my eye with its beautiful cover and interesting premise。 On thing I noticed straight away about this graphic novel was that the art style was super cute and really appealed to my tastes。 The way the graphic novel is designed and the story itself really reminded me of later 2000’s kids movies that were slightly edgier， moving towards the teen genre like Monster House。 We are introduced to Gayle who after breaking her arm gets to spend the summer at Martha’s Vineyard。 Her mother is working extra hard in order to cover her medical expenses （America！） which means the dream of opening an ice cream store are put on hold for the time being。 I really liked how the family dynamic was established early on and that some of the internal conflict came from things that ordinary people reading this novel can relate to like medical expenses。 While Gayle mopes around as kids do she makes some new friends in the form of Elijah and Maddie。 Both Elijah and Maddie are outcasts like Gayle which means they instantly bond and end up working together on a youth film project in order to win the prize money。 Any horror movie fans like myself will be able to tell that the movie in this graphic novel is clearly inspired by Jaws if it wasn’t obviously from the cover then it soon becomes very easy to see in the story。 The rest of the graphic novel is just following Gayle， Elijah and Maddie on this wild adventure that to me reminded me a little of Scooby-Doo mixed with some major gothic vibes， strange history about cults and the sharks themselves。 Overall， I wasn’t expecting Shark Summer to be as dark as it turned out to be and I think depending on the reader this might be too dark for some younger readers。 If you were fan of scary books like Goosebumps as a kid or enjoyed movies like Monster House then I would definitely recommend Shark Summer as it brought back all those creepy， nostalgic feelings for me and I really enjoyed it， however， I would recommend getting a physical copy rather than a digital one as the layout was strange to read on my kindle and I did have to go back once or twice as I felt that something was missing but it was probably a formatting issue。 。。。more

Amanda [Novel Addiction] ，

Another book I don't remember requesting， but it ended up being a really good read。 Another book I don't remember requesting， but it ended up being a really good read。 。。。more

paperbacktomes ，

RTC！

Nenia ✨ I yeet my books back and forth ✨ Campbell ，

Instagram || Twitter || Facebook || Amazon || PinterestSHARK SUMMER is super cute。 In some ways， it reminds me of an edgier kids' adventure movie， like Monster House （2006） or Tower of Terror （1997）。 After the heroine， Gayle， suffers an arm injury that gets her off the team， summer at Martha's Vineyard seems pretty boring。 Her mother is working double-shifts to cover her medical expenses， which means that their dream of opening a boutique ice cream store are put on ice until they have the ti Instagram || Twitter || Facebook || Amazon || PinterestSHARK SUMMER is super cute。 In some ways， it reminds me of an edgier kids' adventure movie， like Monster House （2006） or Tower of Terror （1997）。 After the heroine， Gayle， suffers an arm injury that gets her off the team， summer at Martha's Vineyard seems pretty boring。 Her mother is working double-shifts to cover her medical expenses， which means that their dream of opening a boutique ice cream store are put on ice until they have the time and resources。While moping around， Gayle meets two other kids: Elijah and Maddie。 Elijah is the son of a journalist and Maddie's parents are historians。 Both of them are outcasts like her， and the three of them unexpectedly end up working together on a youth film festival project in order to win the prize money being put up （as a publicity stunt for a Hollywood-filmed movie that's clearly inspired by Jaws that's also being filmed in Martha's Vineyard concurrently）。What you get with this book is some Scooby Doo-like chills-and-thrills， East Coast gothic vibes， some spooky history about cults and sharks， and an unexpected friendship。 It was much darker than I was expecting， and may be too dark for really young readers， but for middle grade and up， I think this would be perfect。 It really does remind me of some of those niche kids' horror movies I watched when I was young， and I think anyone who enjoyed Goosebumps or Eerie Indiana will love this。 I'm always a huge fan of middle grade books that don't condescend to their young audiences and this is that。Thanks to the publisher for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review！3。5 stars 。。。more

Melanie Dulaney ，

Film-making， sharks， friend drama， and financial woes are all wrapped in a graphic novel format for middle grades to younger YA readers。 Cartoonist Ira Marcks' panels have a slightly edgy look to them that will appeal to the older in the target age group， but with the appeal of sharks and a whole section on movie monsters， a wide array of readers will be racing to read this one。 While the main characters are in junior high， Marcks keeps this book free of profanity， violence and sexual content an Film-making， sharks， friend drama， and financial woes are all wrapped in a graphic novel format for middle grades to younger YA readers。 Cartoonist Ira Marcks' panels have a slightly edgy look to them that will appeal to the older in the target age group， but with the appeal of sharks and a whole section on movie monsters， a wide array of readers will be racing to read this one。 While the main characters are in junior high， Marcks keeps this book free of profanity， violence and sexual content and the drama between friends and frenemies does not revolve around dating or other scenarios that might be considered too old for the more middle grade reader。 Solid addition to any library's graphic novel collection。 Thanks for the print ARC， Little and Brown and Amazon Vine！ 。。。more

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