Young adult · Romance
The Summer I Turned Pretty
Every summer, a girl and her family stay at a beach house with her mother's best friend and her two sons. This year, at fifteen, she is seen differently by the brothers she has always known, and her feelings change too.
Facts last checked 2026-10-16
- First published
- 2009
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 276
- Format
- Book 1 of 3 in Summer
Read this if you want a sun-soaked coming-of-age love triangle that captures the ache of one particular summer.
Skip this if you want fast plotting or dislike teenage love triangles and drifting, reflective narration.
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Quick answers about The Summer I Turned Pretty
- What is The Summer I Turned Pretty about?
- Every summer, a girl and her family stay at a beach house with her mother's best friend and her two sons. This year, at fifteen, she is seen differently by the brothers she has always known, and her feelings change too.
- Who should read The Summer I Turned Pretty?
- Read it if you want a sun-soaked coming-of-age love triangle that captures the ache of one particular summer. Skip it if you want fast plotting or dislike teenage love triangles and drifting, reflective narration.
- How long and how fast is The Summer I Turned Pretty?
- It is a medium-paced, short read of about 276 pages, first published in 2009.
- Does The Summer I Turned Pretty have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Grief, Terminal illness.
- Can I borrow The Summer I Turned Pretty for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends The Summer I Turned Pretty; the borrow button above searches it for you.
- What should I read after The Summer I Turned Pretty?
- Readers who liked it often move on to To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Anna and the French Kiss, People We Meet on Vacation.
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