That Summer is about a girl named Haven, who is a typical teenager and is going through some life diffucuties like her parents getting divorced, her mom is going through her mid-life crisis and her dad is ignoring her a lot. All throughout the book, Haven is finding more and more about herself since she is pretty much being ignored by her parents. She also begins to re-develop a crush that she once had on her sister's boyfriend, Sumner. Haven had been mad at her sister because she thought that her sister had broken Sumner's heart, but really Sumner had cheated on her and it caused the relationship to end. Since Haven felt bad for Sumner, she began feeling sorry for him and started to like him again and wanting to pursue a relationship with him. Haven also began to like Sumner because she was always around him and her family loved him. I really enjoyed this book because it talked about a normal, everyday teenage girl that was going through a really tough time in her life and she wasn't afraid to express her feeling and opinions. Also, she found ways to be independent and come through all the things going on in her life.
1. Do the characters seem real and believable? Can you relate to their predicaments? To what extent do they remind you of yourself or someone you know?
Yes, the characters seem real and believable because they act just like normal teenagers do. I think anyone can relate to thier predicaments because a lot of teenagers go through the same things that Haven was going through.
2.How do the characters change or evolve throughout the course of story? What events trigger such changes?
Haven begans to re like her sister's boyfriend/now ex-boyfriend. She begans to like him because after they break up, she feels bad for him and he also spent a lot of time with her family when Sumner was dating Ashley, Haven's sister.
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