That Summer (Dessen novel)

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That Summer
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First edition
Author Sarah Dessen
LanguageEnglish
Genre Young adult
PublisherOrchard Books
Publication date
October 1996
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages198 pp
ISBN 053109538X
OCLC 34475372
LC Class PZ7.D455 Th 1996

That Summer is Sarah Dessen's first novel, published in 1996. [1] This novel and Dessen's Someone Like You are the basis for the film How to Deal . [2]

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Plot summary

That Summer tells the story of a 15-year-old girl Haven, as she copes with her sister's engagement, her father's remarriage, and her best friend's personality changes. Nothing seems stable except for Haven's memories—especially those of the summer when Ashley dated Sumner Lee, who, as part of the backstory, is described as bringing the family together. Within the course of the novel, Sumner reappears in Haven's life. Fed up with the drama in her life, Haven runs away. When she doesn't come home, her family searches for her. Ashley finds Haven in the woods, where she tells Haven she had only broken up with Sumner because he had cheated on her, breaking Haven's illusion of their perfect past.

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References

  1. Vasilakis, Nancy (November–December 1996). "That Summer". The Horn Book Magazine . Vol. 72, no. 6. p. 742. ProQuest   199343420 . Retrieved July 22, 2024 via ProQuest.
  2. Shepherd Klaner, Shelley (April 28, 2006). "Teens Gab With Favorite Author: Writer, Whose Book Inspired Film "How to Deal", Comes to Town: [Petaluma Edition]". The Press Democrat . pp. P3. ProQuest   282285723 . Retrieved July 22, 2024 via ProQuest. ..."That Summer" and "Someone Like You" were the basis for the movie "How to Deal"...