Jenny Han was born on September 3, 1980 in Richmond, VA. She is the author of young
adult fiction and books for children. She has written more than ten books.
The Summer I Turned Pretty was published in 2009. It is the first of a trilogy that was on
the New York Times best sellers list for over a month. It is a young adult romance novel
about Isabel "Belly" Conklin and the summer she spends at the Beach House and her best
friends. Kirkus Reviews reports that "Belly's dawning awareness of her sexuality and that
of the boys is a strong theme, as is the sense of summer as a separate and reflective time
and place. readers get glimpses of kisses on the beach, her best friend's flirtations during
one summer's visit, a first date."