Every summer, a girl's family drives down the same roads, passes through
the same towns, and spends a week at the same beachside motel. Year
after year, everything is comfortingly predictable: the families they
see, the rhythm of the days, the stars, the bonfires, and even the
pattern the tractor makes as it rakes the sand on their beach. But this
year, something is different: the girl, our narrator, meets a new friend
who shows her how to dive under the waves and spot satellites in the
night sky. When it's time to go, she's sad to part ways. But she knows
she can look forward to seeing him next year. Illustrated in a
restrained, retro palette, this story perfectly captures the
timelessness of a summer holiday. The effect is nostalgic and almost
hazy, as if seen in a dream, a memory, or through the shimmering air of
a hot summer day.