Something Like Summer (novel)
| Author | Jay Bell |
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| Cover artist | Andreas Bell |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult, Romance, LGBT |
| Publisher | CreateSpace Publishing |
Publication date | January 2011 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 290 pp |
| ISBN | 9781453875049 |
Something Like Summer is a 2011 novel by Jay Bell, and the first installment in the Something Like... series. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 2017. The novel centers around the life of Benjamin Bentley, a 17-year-old from Houston, Texas, and his tumultuous relationship with two love interests over the span of several years.
It deals primarily with themes of personal fulfillment, self-acceptance and the process of coming out.