“Moments, when lost, can’t be found again. Every single thought that goes through her mind is centered around “ME! ME! ME!!” I have never read a character who was more delu-lu in her life (except maybe Shane from Again, But Better), ? throwing away close female friendships due to boy drama, disrespecting her parents, and always refocusing the conversation on her. Belly considered Cam to be approachable and noted how his eyelashes were unusually long for a boy, which she liked.While I understand that teens in YA novels have every right to act as teens (because they should), I just could not stand Belly as a main character-she was extremely judge-y and superficial with an internal monologue that made me cringe.
He once said his name was Cam Cameron - possibly trying to say that his full first name was "Cameron" - to which Jeremiah teased him about.
This means that he does not eat meat, drinks alcohol or does drugs.
He makes his final appearance in the series when leaving a voice message on Belly's phone, asking if she wished to stay in contact after summer was over, but if she didn't then it was okay. Cam also quickly takes notice of Conrad's newfound feelings for her as well, making repeated notes of how Conrad "looks at her". The two date throughout the novel, but Belly realizes that despite generally liking him, she found him to be boring as a boyfriend and grows tired of the relationship rather quickly. He tried talking to her many times, but never had the courage to approach her and introduce himself. He even nearly messed up a school contest so she could win instead. He is very friendly and caring towards her and is the book-ish type, wanting to leave the bonfire party to study books on whales for an internship he was applying for.Ĭam later admits that he has known Belly since grade school and has always had a crush on her and wanted nothing more than to get to know her.
He considered Belly one of the more popular girls of their school. The Summer I Turned Prettyīelly meets him at a beach bonfire hosted by a Cousins Beach regular, where she learns they attended the same school and even attended the Washington Latin convention together during the eighth grade. This is the only novel he is seen in, although he is referenced to and mentioned a few times after this. He is a supporting character in the first novel of the series, The Summer I Turned Pretty, as Belly's summer love interest and first boyfriend. Cam is a minor character in The Summer Series.