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The Summer I Turned Pretty

2 Ratings: 5.0

A book by Jenny Han

"This book has what every girl wants in a summer." -- Sarah Dessen, author ofJust ListenandLock and Key "The Summer I Turned Prettyoffers a hard-to-resist combination -- a beach house, summer love, enduring friendship. … see full wiki

Tags: Books, Young Adult Fiction, Teen Books, Bildungsromans, Coming Of Age Novels

Author: Jenny Han

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

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review by Kasia_S. May 29, 2010

Utterly delicious

The rising moon slowly cooling the warm summer sands is the perfect melancholy backdrop for saying goodbye to the glorious heat of the day after a bit of fun in the sun. There's something magical about beaches, starry nights and that never ceasing surf. Marshmallows, midnight swims, sunburn and summer crushes mix so well with the scent of sun block and ozone, this was a perfect beach away from the beach type of a read, and it made me feel as if I was spending a summer by the ocean, something I haven't … more

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review by bookwormygirl. August 04, 2010

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The perfect summer read

From reading the synopsis to this book you can't help but think that this is a fluff read - but that was not the case. Belly looks forward to her summers. Ever since she can remember her summers are full of her favorite things. The beachhouse, her almost-aunt, Susannah, her mother and brother, the beach, the boardwalk and Susannah's boys - Jeremiah and Conrad. Summers mean they all get together and spend three glorious months together. And Belly is looking … more

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