![]() ![]() Sunny does nerve herself at summer’s end to tackle the high board, and though a final scene of she and Tony standing together in the school hallway is wordless, their postures alone convey a world of meaning. Drenching their episodic tale in 1970s detail (Rocket Pops, The Muppet Show, Ben-Gay ointment, Starsky and Hutch!), the Holms and colorist Pien construct a fluent narrative that runs invisibly but irresistibly beneath sparse but natural-sounding dialogue and equally economical but wonderfully expressive cartoon panels astir with significant looks, gestures, and reaction shots. Meanwhile, shared experiences turn what begins as a nodding acquaintance between the two middle schoolers into something closer as summer wears on. ![]() Though the high diving board defeats her, her willingness to lend a hand during a sudden rush at the stand leads to a job offer-and a front-row seat for summer flirtations and other instructional events in and around the pool. The prospect of a crushingly boring summer of 1978 turns brighter with Sunny’s discovery that classmate Tony is in charge of the local country club’s poolside snack bar. ![]() Deep waters literal and otherwise beckon as another summer brings another birthday-the big 13th!-a first real job, and more growing up for Sunny. ![]()
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