It's Not Summer Without You: Book 2 in the Summer I Turned Pretty Series

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Conrad rejects his father’s proposal to sell the beach house and invites Mr. Fisher over to talk to him. Despite Conrad’s opposition, Mr. Fisher declares that the home will be sold before leaving. Jeremiah plans to buy wine and have a party if it’s his last night at the beach house. Jeremiah challenges Belly to kiss him as they consume wine before the party. When she merely gives him a cheek kiss, he expresses obvious disappointment. Belly (Isabel) Conklin, a sixteen-year-old girl who spends every summer at her family’s beach house with her mother and brother, and her mother’s best friend’s two sons, Conrad and Jeremiah Conrad finishes his last exam and finds his brother and Belly kissing in the car. When he runs away angrily and Belly runs after him. She and Conrad exchange some tense words, but even though he’s jealous, he won’t actually say that he loves her. Belly realizes that she should choose the brother who will say what he really thinks instead of always hiding his true feelings. Conrad tells her that he never wanted her. From Belly’s point of view, the novel is written in the first person. With a concentration on speech and character interaction, the aesthetic is uncomplicated and direct. With a few artistic flourishes here and there, the language is understandable and simple to read. The tale advances swiftly since the chapters are brief and the tempo is rapid. The book is primarily written for a teenage readership and sensitively and accurately reflects the feelings and experiences of adolescence.

In July, Belly is still grieving Susannah’s death but carrying on with daily activities. But then Jeremiah calls her. Conrad missed two days of college and skipped his summer classes. To assist him in his search for Conrad, Jeremiah wants Belly to accompany him on a road trip. The stomach concurs. When Belly goes upstairs to sleep after everyone leaves the party, Jeremiah asks Conrad if he still likes Belly. Before Conrad can reply, Jeremiah says that he himself truly likes Belly, which prompts Conrad to say that he doesn’t like her and only took her to her prom because she asked him.In July, Belly is still mourning Susannah’s loss and going through the motions of normal life. But then she gets a call from Jeremiah. Conrad has skipped his summer classes and has been missing from college for two days. Jeremiah wants Belly to come on a road trip to help him find Conrad. Belly agrees. When guests begin to arrive for the party, Belly starts to consume more alcohol. Conrad prohibits Jeremiah and Belly from swimming in the water because he believes Belly is inebriated. Belly storms out of the house and approaches the water in a fit of rage at Conrad. She seizes a bottle of tequila from Conrad’s hand and sips it straight when he pursues her. Jenny Han is the author of the young adult book “It’s Not Summer Without You.” It was released in 2010 and is the second book in the “Summer” series. Three boyhood friends who spend their summers together at a seaside home in Cousins Beach, Connecticut, are the subjects of the book: Belly, Conrad, and Jeremiah. The main characters, storyline, themes, and style of the book will all be covered in length in this description. About the Book (It’s Not Summer Without You) Title will be all right. Maybe letting myself forget how good it used to be will make things easier. But when I slept that night, I dreamed of Susannah and the summer house, and even in my sleep I knew exactly how good it used to be. How right it was. And no matter what you do or how hard you try, you can’t stop yourself from dreaming.

Belly wonders how Jeremiah knew that Conrad drove down from college to attend prom with her the previous spring. This causes Belly to remember her disastrous prom with Conrad. She had to pressure him into attending it with her, he looked miserable the whole time, and he would barely dance or make conversation or do any of the fun romantic prom activities she’d dreamed about. He was emotionally distant. Belly realized that he only attended her prom because his mother wanted him to. Heartbroken, Belly had told Conrad their relationship was over. Conrad receives all-night study assistance from Jeremiah and Belly after they set up a workspace at the beach home. The following morning, Belly sobs as Conrad, Jeremiah, and she leave the beach home. Belly says that leaving the place seems like losing Susannah all over again. Even though Belly and Conrad had previously broken up romantically, the sight of him being consoled by another female made her enraged. The girl was Conrad’s ex-girlfriend Aubrey. When Belly was instructed by Conrad to mature, she yelled at him. Afterwards he declared that she is so immature that he was mistaken to ever begin a connection with her. She claimed to despise him, and the two parted ways amicably.Belly recalls the previous Christmas when Conrad had driven for hours just to see her. He pulled up outside her house at midnight, and she ran out to join him in the car. He drove her out to the beach house in Cousins Beach, and they stayed overnight. Even though they only kissed, it was the most romantic night of Belly’s life. From the time she was a young girl, Belly has loved Conrad. The previous summer, they had finally started dating, but during Susannah’s burial, they had fought. Conrad was in the basement, laying his head on a girl’s lap, when Belly went to locate him after the burial. Belly recollects that the beach house was crowded with people at the time. Conrad finishes his last exam and finds his brother and Belly kissing in the car. When he runs away angrily, Belly runs after him. She and Conrad exchange some tense words, but even though he’s jealous, he won’t actually say that he loves her. Belly realizes that she should choose the brother who will say what he really thinks instead of always hiding his true feelings. Conrad tells her that he never wanted her. At Conrad’s university, they learn that he has gone to the beach house. There’s a sense of urgency to find him. If he misses his Monday exams, he’ll fail his summer term. The following morning, when Laurel gets to the beach house, she is angry because Belly lied about sleeping at Taylor’s home. Belly angrily rejects Laurel’s demand that they leave and insists on preserving Susannah’s home. She claims Susannah would never forgive Laurel for allowing the Fisher boys to lose their beach house and that she wishes Susannah were her mother rather than Laurel.