We'll Always Have Summer

What is the significance of the novel’s title, We’ll Always Have Summer? How does it foreshadow the events of the text?

How does Belly’s relationship with her mother, Laurel, change throughout the text? How does Laurel’s relationship with Conrad influence her relationship with Belly and how she approaches her and Jeremiah’s engagement?

Conrad is a perspective character in this novel. How does this narrative choice shape readers’ understanding of the text? How would the story be different if it were only told from Belly’s perspective or another character’s?