The books take place over a span of 3 years in which Belly goes from 15 to 18. All of them focus around the lives of all the afore mentioned characters. The Instagram handle for The Summer I Turned Pretty is thesummeriturnedpretty. More updates will be given on both Amazon’s Prime Video Instagram and The Summer I Turned Pretty’s Instagram. Steven, Belly’s brother will be played by Sean Kaufman. Jackie Chung will be playing Laurel, Belly’s mother. Gavin Casalegno will play Jeremiah Fisher, the other of Susannah’s two sons. Lola’s Instagram handle is Christopher Briney will be playing Conrad Fisher, one of Susannah’s sons, and Susannah will be played by Rachel Blanchard. Lola Tung is a newcomer to the screen but fits the role of Belly perfectly. Castingīelly will be played by Lola Tung. She’s also been providing a space for readers to ask questions about different aspects of the show. Jenny Han has been posting updates with shooting locations. The first season is currently in production. Release DateĪlthough a formal release date is yet to come, according to Jenny Han’s Instagram stories, we should be expecting the show to release in late 2021 or early 2022. The story follow Belly the summer everything changes. Susannah has two sons, both of which have played both brother figures, as well as love interests in her life. Belly and her family spends the summers with Susannah, her mother’s best friend, and her family. She talks through her self discoveries, her friendships, and more importantly her love life. The beloved Isabella “Belly” Colkin is followed through the summers of her life. Frankly, I won’t even care.The New York Times Best Seller, The Summer I Turned Pretty, is coming to the silver-screen sometime in the near future! The novel is by Jenny Han, the author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. Or, I’ll read it as I freeze to death under a blanket in Boston. Hopefully I’ll have a beach vacation to take it on. The second book is called It’s Not Summer Without You and the final book in The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy is We’ll Always Have Summer. It was particularly thrilled me to discover that this was the first in The Summer I Turned Pretty series. Would it be one of the brothers? One of the guys at the beach? Someone entirely different? No one at all? I honestly was not sure up until the last page. I also liked it that, unlike Sarah Dessen’s books, I had no idea who she might end up with. When she finally gets up the nerve to tell someone how she feels and then suddenly she can’t stop letting it pour out (I have so been there). The sudden change this summer as other boys at the beach start to notice her that summer and how she starts to recognize (and revel) in that power. The way Belly has felt left out of most events because she’s the youngest AND the only girl. Why I Loved The Summer I Turned PrettyĮverything about this book felt so real to me. The story does a few chapters in the present – the summer Belly is turning sixteen and of course the reason the book is titled The Summer I Turned Pretty – and then will do a chapter about an earlier summer, filling in the gaps about her relationships with the various friends and family, the events of previous summers, and other details that really flesh the story and characters out. He’s handsome and smart and reserved, but she’s closer friends with Jeremiah, the younger brother who is funny and more accepting of her presence among the boys. It’s the highlight of her life, of course, goofing around with the boys, playing cards, eating hamburgers, swimming, and just generally having a perfect summer, year after year.Īnd no surprise – she’s had a crush on Conrad forever. They always stay with her mom’s closest friend, Susannah, and her two sons, Conrad and Jeremiah. let’s both try to move on) has been going to the beach for the summer every year for her entire life with her mom and her older brother. The Summer I Turned Pretty by jenny hanīelly (I know, horrible name. And this book reminded me quite a lot of her books, especially The Truth About Forever, so it’s no surprise that I enjoyed every second of this page.
I had heard little whispers about The Summer I Turned Pretty, but none that really made me request the book until I read a review written by two middle school librarians who gushed about it and had me pulling up my library website before I’d finished the last sentence.Īnd they weren’t wrong – The Summer I Turned Pretty is a pretty perfect summer beach read.īefore I go any further, let’s all be clear on one point.
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It’s well-written with a strong setting, great concept and some unexpected plot twists, and is the first in The Summer I Turned Pretty series which also includes It’s Not Summer Without You and We’ll Always Have Summer. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han is the perfect young adult summer beach read for Sarah Dessen fans.