The Summer I Turned Pretty — Jenny Han • 12+

The Summer I Turned Pretty — Teaching Resources

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Activities

Flashback Writing

Pupils choose a moment from their own life that felt significant and write it as a flashback — told from a future perspective, looking back. Encourage them to use Han's technique of interrupting the present-day narrative with a memory.

Compare Conrad and Jeremiah

Pupils create a character comparison chart: Conrad vs Jeremiah. How are they different? What does each offer Belly? Which do you think she should choose? Use evidence from the text.

Assessment Questions

  1. What is the beach house?
  2. Who are the two Fisher brothers?
  3. What serious issue runs beneath the summer romance?
  4. Why has Belly loved Conrad for so long?

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