The Summer I Turned Pretty (trilogy)

Imagine your favorite summer vacation spot, but even more magical! That's Cousins Beach, where a girl named Belly spends her summers. She's there with her mom, her best friend Taylor, and her brother Steven.

They also hang out with her mom's best friend and her two sons. It's a place filled with sunshine, swimming, and lots of fun adventures. Belly always looks forward to these special summer days.

These super fun stories didn't just appear out of nowhere! The first book, 'The Summer I Turned Pretty,' came out in 2009. Then, the next adventure, 'It's Not Summer Without You,' arrived in 2010. Finally, the last book, 'We'll Always Have Summer,' wrapped up the story in 2011. So, these books were written over a few years, like building a really cool sandcastle, one bucket at a time!

These books are like a warm hug on a sunny day! They became super popular, with millions of kids reading them. The last book was so popular it was on a special list called The New York Times Best Seller list for a whole month! That's like being the most popular kid on the playground for a really, really long time. People loved Belly's story so much, they even made a TV show about it!

Guess what? The amazing stories from 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' trilogy are so cool, they were turned into a TV show! This show started playing on a streaming service called Amazon Prime Video in June 2022. So, if you love reading about Belly's summer adventures, you can also watch them come to life on your TV. It's like your favorite book jumping right off the page!