{"id":464120,"date":"2022-06-17T00:36:47","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T21:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jenny-han-digs-into-the-changes-from-the-book\/"},"modified":"2022-06-17T00:36:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T21:36:47","slug":"jenny-han-digs-into-the-changes-from-the-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jenny-han-digs-into-the-changes-from-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jenny Han Digs Into the Changes From the Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3894c0ccdad\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3894c0ccdad\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jenny-han-digs-into-the-changes-from-the-book\/#%E2%80%9CJenny_Han_Digs_Into_the_Changes_From_the_Book%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Jenny Han Digs Into the Changes From the Book&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJenny_Han_Digs_Into_the_Changes_From_the_Book%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Jenny Han Digs Into the Changes From the Book&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div> <em>The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/em> is ready to dive into the sea and sand as the Prime Video original takes viewers to Cousins Beach where 15-year-old Belly\u2019s (Lola Tung) coming-of-age story is about to unfold.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the first <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Summer-I-Turned-Pretty\/dp\/1416968296?tag=tvinsider00-20\">book<\/a> in her bestselling trilogy, author Jenny Han (<em>To All the Boys I\u2019ve Loved Before<\/em> trilogy) serves as showrunner on <em>The Summer I Turned Pretty <\/em>adaptation which has already been picked up for a second season. Originally written in 2009, the story remains intact but gets a few fun upgrades.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1048770\" style=\"width: 865px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1048770\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1048770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-lola-tung-and-jenny-han-855x570.jpg\" alt=\"The Summer I Turned Pretty Jenny Han and Lola Tung\" width=\"855\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-lola-tung-and-jenny-han-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-lola-tung-and-jenny-han-434x289.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-lola-tung-and-jenny-han-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-lola-tung-and-jenny-han-234x155.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-lola-tung-and-jenny-han-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-lola-tung-and-jenny-han.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1048770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jenny Han with Lola Tung as <em>The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/em> premiere (Credit: Craig Barritt\/Getty Images for Prime Video)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI went into it thinking that it wouldn\u2019t be identical [to the book],\u201d Han tells TV Insider about the show\u2019s version of Belly\u2019s story. \u201cI think that it would have the same DNA. It\u2019d be related, like cousins, but not identical because the formats are so different. I knew that we would have to expand out Belly\u2019s world to be a bit bigger so she\u2019s not at home all day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the cusp of turning 16, Belly <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>s to Cousins Beach, a fictional Massachusetts town (think Cape Cod), to stay with Susannah (Rachel Blanchard), nicknamed \u201cBeck,\u201d and \u201cBeck\u2019s boys\u201d Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno). Belly, her mother Laurel (Jackie Chung), and her brother Steven (Sean Kaufman) have visited the family every summer for as long as she can remember.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1048772\" style=\"width: 865px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1048772\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1048772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-rachel-blanchard-jackie-chung-855x570.jpg\" alt=\"The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 1 Rachel Blanchard and Jackie Chung\" width=\"855\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-rachel-blanchard-jackie-chung-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-rachel-blanchard-jackie-chung-434x289.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-rachel-blanchard-jackie-chung-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-rachel-blanchard-jackie-chung-234x155.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-rachel-blanchard-jackie-chung-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-rachel-blanchard-jackie-chung.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1048772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Credit: Prime Video)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The show is described as a multigenerational story that hinges on the love triangle between Belly, Conrad, and Jeremiah, but it covers much more than this romantic drama. \u201cWe get to spend more time with certain characters that we didn\u2019t get to in the book and even have some new characters,\u201d Han muses. As much as the story centers on the complicated love story of Belly and Beck\u2019s boys, it also centers a lot on Susannah and Laurel\u2019s relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s also about female friendship and we really see that with Laurel and Beck and this friendship that they have nurtured over decades,\u201d Han shares. \u201cI was excited to tell that story because I think that we don\u2019t as often see the parents on teen shows having their own lives.\u201d And their lives seem to be just as complicated as Belly\u2019s with adult challenges and obstacles to overcome. \u201cI wanted both of those women to feel like they were more than just the roles of a mother or a wife, but that they had their own rich in their lives,\u201d Han adds.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1048771\" style=\"width: 865px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1048771\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1048771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-1-cast-855x570.jpg\" alt=\"The Summer I Turned Pretty Cast \" width=\"855\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-1-cast-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-1-cast-434x289.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-1-cast-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-1-cast-234x155.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-1-cast-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-1-cast.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1048771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Credit: Prime Video)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the show, Susannah encourages Belly to participate in her country club\u2019s debutante ball, introducing a new story element that hadn\u2019t been in the book. That storyline helps to get homebody Belly out of the house in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, but it also mirrors her journey throughout the series. \u201cThe story is really about Belly\u2019s coming of age and growing up and I was just thinking about the different ways that we have those ceremonial rights, where we really celebrate someone coming into adulthood,\u201d Han muses, noting bar mitzvahs and quincea\u00f1eras as examples.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s also nice, I think, on a show to be driving towards something and having a big event at the end that you\u2019re waiting to get to, and for me that deb ball did that for us and ended up being one of my favorite parts of the show, even though it\u2019ll be new for a lot of readers,\u201d Han remarks. Expect plenty of debutante-related activities like icebreakers with the other participating girls, dance lessons, and charity volleyball matches. Plus, prepare for love-triangle-related drama surrounding the big shindig.<\/p>\n<p>Even with some of these changes on the horizon, Han wants her readers to know there are some elements from the book that remain unchanged. \u201cTo me what was important to keep was the core of the love triangle,\u201d Han says, adding it \u201cwas really the thing that needed to float.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that ship didn\u2019t sail I think then that [would\u2019ve been a] problem, but also there were just moments that I knew the fans would want to see.\u201d Among those moments Han describes are the bonfire and a certain scene in the car with Belly and Conrad. Additionally, Belly\u2019s birthday dinner with everyone was \u201cimportant to me to have,\u201d Han adds.<\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget the Belly flop, an annual tradition for Steven, Conrad, and Jeremiah as they toss Belly into the Cousins Beach house pool. Get ready to dive in with them for this sweet summery treat.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>,<\/strong><\/em> <strong>Season 1 Premiere, Friday, June 17, Prime Video<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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