It's Not Summer Without You

Coping with grief and loss is an important theme in the text. How do each of the characters deal with their grief, and how does it help them to cope with Susannah’s death?

Belly often seems annoyed by her friend, Taylor, and the two are frequently at odds. What role does Taylor play in the text and in Belly’s life?

What role does nostalgia play in the text? How does Belly rely on nostalgia for the past to inform the decisions she makes in the present? Compare some of these decisions with her forward-looking actions at the end of the book.