Almost Summer 1

Glorieux printemps #1

by Sophie Bédard, Helge Dascher (Translator), Robin Lang (Translator)

Anthony's in love with Emily who's got a crush on Raph and Matthew has a thing for Jennifer while Michelle's head over heels for... well, we're pretty sure you can guess where this is going. Almost Summer is high school at its finest, which means it's high school at its worst. It's all there and it's just as bad as you remember it: awkward romance, boring jobs, nosy parents, exams and homework. Sophie Bedard's tale of teenage mischief and courtship is the real deal, with none of the usual "best years of our lives" drivel which often comes with the territory. There is no heavy-handed, forced drama here - but rather an honest, often funny account of what high school life feels like when you're in the middle of it. It's an engaging, entertaining read - wether you're a teenager who can relate or an adult who likes to remember just how bad high school sucked.

Genres: Bande Dessinée, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Young Adult, Contemporary, Canada, France

156 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Maggie Gordon · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am definitely not the target audience for this. Almost Summer is a story of teenagers being teenagers. That's it. Nothing groundbreaking or novel. No big events or drama. Just teenagers being themselves. Perhaps fun for the YA crowd, but not for me.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very fun read and long on my to-read list! Graphic novels are such a treat and this one was excellent. Captures a lot of life within the walls of high school. Loved the manga influence in the way she illustrates her characters' emotions.

Also will have to try and read in its original French-language version from this fab québécoise writer and cartoonist -- original webcomic available online!
https://glorieuxprintemps.wordpress.com/

Read a wikipedia on one of her cited influences in art here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoko_O...

[Niki · Rating 2 out of 5]

Almost Summer 1 and Almost Summer 2 were a part of my new school's library collection and a student flagged some content as a potential issue so I decided I would read them for a more thorough understanding. I am not going to pull the graphic novels, as the content did not seem particularly problematic or inappropriate for the readers, but I will also say that I didn't love the books. They seemed almost like stream of consciousness writing/drawing, with limited flow. They were both basically teenagers doing teenage things, with a bit of edginess thrown in for interest.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Art is nice, and the story has potential. I think I have to read a few more books in the series to really get into the swing of things. I spent a lot of this book just sorting out who everyone was and then getting annoyed with the best friend who is a user (can't remember her name and returned the book to the library already). I'm not sure if the project partner is cute for being super into her or creepy for being a stalker. Only time will tell.

[kawilas · Rating 3 out of 5]

3- Histoire bien ficelée, délicieux. À lire !

J’adore les BD, ça m’a fait du bien cette petite lecture rapide, installée sur le bord du Saguenay, avec le vent et le soleil ! J’ai bien aimé les illustrations et me plonger dans leurs histoires d’ados.

Je vais me clancher les 3 autres, pour le travail visuel de Sophie Bédard et la simplicité recherchée d’une lecture d’été. ☀️

[Radha TheLibrarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

The awkwardness and general teen angst was genuine.

[Cassandra · Rating 2 out of 5]

Les personnages de la BD étaient intéressants, mais j’ai trouvé l’histoire plutôt vide.

[Isabelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Une petite bd rapide et qui rappelle le secondaire et tous ces petits enjeux. Lecture légère qui fait sourire.

[Maude Péloquin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5
C'est divertissant, léger, ça se lit bien 😊 J'ai hâte de poursuivre cette histoire avec les autres tomes !

[Stephanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.5*

[Yseult Gosselin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rien de révolutionnaire, mais un très bon divertissement. J’ai ri à voix haute souvent.

[Annie L · Rating 2 out of 5]

J'ai moyennement embarqué dans cette histoire. Les personnages m'ont laissé assez neutres. À voir si les autres parties seront plus intéressantes pour moi.

[Carole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Et les 3 autres de la collection. Bd pour ados - rigolo.

[Ms. Christie's 4/5s · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is by Sophia Bédard I don't like this book because there Is a very inappropriate. And a really bad word in It. and there Is a lot of drama in it witch i don´t like anymore.and I rate this book a 3 out of 5. so ya -Savion.N

[Sara Ghotb · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rien de spécial. J'ai emprunté ça à la bibliothèque mais je ne suis peut-être pas le public cible de ce livre.

[Mireille Duval · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eh boy, je m'ennuie pas du secondaire. Ça le rend très bien, surtout la scène où Micheline est couchée dans son lit, trop vedge pour faire quoique ce soit, haha. J'ai trouvé que c'était un peu "brouillon": je préfère un dessin un peu plus soigné, et je trouvais que la trame narrative allait un peu dans tous les sens, mais côté atmosphère adolescente, c'est vraiment réussi.

[Sebastien · Rating 2 out of 5]

Les dessins sont simples et efficaces, me rappelle Bryan lee o'maley (Scott pilgrim) en plus simple.
Une histoire d'ados assez ordinaire(école,party et amours).
La bd est pas mauvaise si vous aimez le genre. Moi je trouves l'histoire trop ordinaire.

[Gemma · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good start to a series, but in and of itself, it didn't hold a ton of value. I'm going to try the next few and see what I think - it definitely isn't a stand-alone volume in terms of either plot or characters.

I'm curious to see where it goes.

[Mina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mignon

[Elvigine-Sansha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Une lecture amusante. Les personnages sont complexes et bien définis, réalistes. L'histoire a des enjeux à l'échelle des personnages.

[Sam · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really wanted to love this more but it just never really clicked for me. :(

[Meg]

Delightful picture of highschool anguish and folly. Super québécois

Tellement amusant, bien des situations ados au polyvalent québécois (pis le vocabulaire!)