Book Response

       In the book "The summer I turned pretty" by Jenny Han, a story about a girl named Belly unfolds. Belly is a sweet girl who is considered the 'cute little sister' of her family and close family friends. Her unrelated brothers who she has been close with for the longest time (Conrad and Jeremiah) treat her like she needs caring for and that its there job to protect her. Thats about the exact opposite of what Belly wants when she feels as though she's finally ready to grow up. When this cute boy named Cam talks to her at a party one of her friends dragged her to she gets excited and sees how much of Cousins Beach she's been missing out every year. She realizes while she has been sitting home playing cards with her mother and Susannah, Conrad and Jeremiah's mother there have been real things happening. Belly is very afraid of change but I think she's finally come to a realization that change can be good and sometimes it's whats necessary in life to have fun.

       For example when Belly talks about how she never should've brought her friend Taylor to Cousins Beach because it changed everything. She's afraid of things not staying the same and being just the slightest bit different. When Taylor came the boys seemed very interested in her which made Belly mad because she envied Taylor. By the end of Taylor's visit regardless of the good and bad times she was so happy for everything to be back to normal. Quickly another change occurred which made Belly upset understandably. Her brother had to head back from Cousins Beach which was the first summer without him which made her feel uneasy. Belly also finds out this one year Mr. Fisher isn't coming up because a chance of divorce between Susannah and him. Belly becomes so surprised and sad that now it'll be different. Belly spent most of her time in the safety of swimming in her own pool. going to the beach with her family and staying in the house I think Cam although helped her make changes and step out of her comfort zone which now that she's doing she loves.

      In conclusion, Belly learned the lesson change is good and happens for a reason. Cam really helped her with that considering after they met they spent most of there time doing all sorts of different things together. Belly got to experience Cousins beach full on for once and even though some elements were missing like Mr. Fisher not being able to come down, Steven leaving early and bringing Taylor up for a short while. Cousins beach had many memories this time around and even though not everything was the same she had a great time. Belly realized that at the end of the book which was a change she had to make.

Book Response

     
                            To all the boys I've loved before" By: Jenny Han Response 
                                                     By: Taylor McGloin 812

Over the summer I read the book "To all the boys I've loved before" By: Jenny Han I enjoyed this book a lot. Its one of those books I bet many girls can relate to. It had things that made u think very deeply. The book was very interesting and the topic was a topic most girls my age would be interested in. The whole plot of the book was very complex and confusing which was good and bad. The main character Lara Jean was very stubborn which gave the whole story an edge. Lara Jean has a very creative way of expressing her emotions though. She writes letters to the boys that she's loved. This includes her sister's ex boyfriend who she's loved for a long time. One summer when her little sister Kitty by accident sends out all the letters to each boy she's loved, everything gets tricky.
   
    Kitty sends out all the letters so when Margot's ex gets his, he realizes that he has feelings for Lara Jean also. No one knows what to do because Margot is not home but at college. When everything starts to get complicated Lara Jean takes what she thinks is the easy way out by getting a "fake boyfriend" but then Josh gets jealous and Lara Jean realizes she has actual feelings for her "fake boyfriend". Then Margot comes back and a whole fight errupts and everything seems to go downhill for everyone involved in the situation.  In the end everything works out of course and Lara Jean gets to stay with Peter. I recommend this book if you're into dramatic books with a lot happening.

   All in all I really enjoyed reading "To all The Boys I've loved before" it was a great book that kept you interested throughout the whole thing. I think Jenny Han is an amazing author who writes amazing books. This book was great even though the ending was a bit of a cliche. Everything kept you on the edge of your seat.