One Hot Summer: Pickwick Lake

It's 1990, and summer on Pickwick Lake starts Memorial Day weekend. Gavin is eleven. Dad has a boat, Mom has her instant camera, Aunt Carol has a personal watercraft, and best friend Matt lives across the street. Over eleven days - from the first tube ride to Labor Day's last run - Gavin learns to ski, crosses the wake, jumps it, drops a ski, and finally stands up on Dad's old wooden slalom ski. - Steer by tilting your phone, like a real skier leaning into a turn (or drag a thumb, if you'd rather) - Mom's instant photo at the end of every day, with a note on the back - A lake drawn from the real Pickwick: bluffs, coves, a waterfall up the creek, the old chalk mine - Four score games: Tube Hang-On and Buoy Run from the start, Wake Jam and Trick Run as the summer goes on - Pass the phone: give a friend a ride, or start a family ski-off for up to four - Write your own lake memory on the back of a Polaroid, and share both sides - Weekly Game Center boards: see the friend just ahead of you, and how far - then share your best run - No ads. No purchases. No tracking. Just summer.