Begin at Cousins Beach
Start with The Summer I Turned Pretty and read the completed trilogy in order.
Book Series · 3 Books
The Summer I Turned Pretty Books
In order from The Summer I Turned Pretty to We'll Always Have Summer.
Jenny Han's coming-of-age trilogy follows Belly Conklin through summers at Cousins Beach, where first love, two brothers, family friendship, and loss make growing up much more complicated than a beach romance.
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Reading order
How to Read The Summer I Turned Pretty
Read The Summer I Turned Pretty, It's Not Summer Without You, and We'll Always Have Summer in publication order. The trilogy follows Belly across several years, and later relationship choices depend directly on the earlier summers.
For parents
What Parents Should Know
The beach setting and love triangle share the story with a parent's cancer, death, and sustained family grief. Characters argue, keep secrets, and make emotionally messy choices; the final book includes infidelity, a young engagement, and pressure around marriage.
There is kissing, sexual discussion and implied sexual situations, plus teen and college drinking. The books are not explicit, but romance, jealousy, bereavement, and changing family relationships are central rather than background details.
Where to start
Where Should My Teen Start?
Where the story begins
First Book in the Series
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Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 13–17 · 2009
The Summer I Turned Pretty
By Jenny Han
A summer of change challenges old bonds and ignites new feelings.
304 pages· 49,938 words· Est. 4.5 hour read
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Summary: Belly's summers are magical, defined by the beach house and the boys she's known forever, Jeremiah and Conrad. This summer, everything shifts. As friendships blur into something more, Belly faces a season of transformation. Will the changes bring her closer to what she truly desires, or will they unravel the ties that bind them? Dive into a summer where every moment counts, and nothing is as it seems.
In reading order
The Summer I Turned Pretty Series
3 books · Published 2009–2011
#1
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The Summer I Turned Pretty
Chapter Book · Ages 13–17 · 2009
A summer of change challenges old bonds and ignites new feelings.
#2
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$1139
It's Not Summer Without You
Chapter Book · Ages 12–17 · 2010
Belly must reunite with Conrad and Jeremiah to mend broken bonds at Cousins Beach.
#3
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We'll Always Have Summer
Chapter Book · Ages 12–17 · 2011
Belly must choose between two brothers, risking heartbreak and love.
Good to know
Common Questions
How many books are in the Summer I Turned Pretty series?
There are 3 books in the Summer I Turned Pretty series. It began with The Summer I Turned Pretty in 2009, and the newest book, We'll Always Have Summer, was published in 2011.
What order should you read the Summer I Turned Pretty books in?
Start with The Summer I Turned Pretty and follow the series order — the books above are numbered #1 through #3.
What ages are the Summer I Turned Pretty books best for?
The series is best for ages 12–17, based on the age ranges of the individual books.
Which Summer I Turned Pretty book is the longest?
It's Not Summer Without You (Book #2) is the longest book in the series at 61,061 words (277 pages).
Which Summer I Turned Pretty book is the shortest?
We'll Always Have Summer (Book #3) is the shortest at 46,617 words (291 pages).
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