One of the major themes in the book the summer I turned pretty by Jenny Han is learning how to move on and learning that life will go on. One way the book shows this is the main character Belly must get over her love interest named Conrad. Belly is very heartbroken that she must get herself over Conrad because she has loved him for as long as she can remember. The reason this theme developed is because Conrad began to have love interest in another girl and Belly must begin to get over him. Three reasons this theme applies to this book is the night of the fair, not being noticed, and loyal friends. One of the reasons the theme of this novel is life goes on is Belly must get over Conrad. Belly must over Conrad because he has begun having
