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Summer for Louise means sand, surf, and... the supernatural. Louise spends every summer at her grandma's house with her older sister, cousins, and Rodin the dog. But, this year, her plans to relax and read comics on the beach are about to be turned upside down by a mischievous ghost, bored with being forced to haunt the same house. While the other girls are wrapped up in romance and teenage problems, Louise takes refuge with her new paranormal BFF, determined to escape the drama and just enjoy her summer break, something that is proving to be a lot harder than she anticipated... Enter the dreamy world of Elizabeth Holleville's graphic novel for a supernatural coming-of-age story, woven together with the threads of family, young love, and the tricky territory that comes with being a teenage girl.

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This is a fun, coming of age story with a spooky twist. The story was very interesting, and the graphics were wonderful as well. * Thrillerbookbabe on Instagram * A bewitching gem * BookMunch * A great coming of age graphic novel that deals with things like crushes, puberty, and changing bodies over one short summer. * @raethereviewer on Instagram * Elizabeth Holleville has created a beautifully meandering tale, filling it with moments of the mundane, which allows life to breath and for the story to come from character. * Daves Comics *

Employing thick line work and saturated beachy hues, debut author Holleville uses subtle blue overlays for more sinister events, thoughtfully twining experiences of lonely childhood alongside experiences of teenhood and aging. --Publishers Weekly Summer Spirit is two things at the same time -- an acknowledgment of moving forward at a sometimes dizzying pace and an appreciation of how comforting slowness and even stasis can be amidst rapid change. Both are part of the human condition, especially during the transitory period of the teenage years, and that's why after a lifetime of change, so many of us crave the engulfing comfort of an afterlife. --Comics Beat

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Elizabeth Holleville is a comic book artist based in Strasbourg, France. Inspired by the horror genre including David Cronenberg and Stephen King and comic artists such as Alison Bechdel and Charles Burns, she seeks to produce stories that focus on the emotions of the characters involved, usually with a supernatural twist. She has worked with Glénat and Casterman as well as self-publishing her own comics and zines.

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