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The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

The Summer I Turned Pretty

Jenny Han

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Paperback · April 6, 2010

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Who it’s for
Light, wistful teen romance with an easy series pull.
Themes
summer, love, coming of age
Pacing
Steady

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Now a blockbuster original series on Prime Video! Will Belly choose Jeremiah or Conrad? Belly has an unforgettable summer in this stunning start to the Summer I Turned Pretty series from the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (now a major motion picture!), Jenny Han. Some summers are just destined to be pretty. Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August.

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Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from Susannah, and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad. They are the boys that Belly has known since her very first summer—they have been her brother figures, her crushes, and everything in between. But one summer, one wonderful and terrible summer, the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all along.

Summer Romance

Light, wistful teen romance with an easy series pull.

Come here for

  • summer-soaked teen romance
  • series-browsing ease

Expect

  • contemporary YA romance
  • rom-com cadence

Where it sits

Contemporary YA Romance94%
Coming of Age83%
YA Stories About Girls & Women26%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Media Tie-In YA
  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • Dating & Sex for Teens
Authors
Jenny Han
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published
April 6, 2010
Format
Paperback
Theme
summer · love · coming of age
Reading lane
Media Tie-In YA