The two teenagers carry on with their lives and eventually go their separate ways. Though Ben gradually manages to help Tim accept different aspects of his repressed homosexuality, and even talks him into breaking up with the girlfriend he dated in order to maintain his appearance, they eventually break up after a close call with the police who nearly catch them having sex in a public park. The first part of the book, set in the city of Houston in 1996, focuses on the relationship Ben eventually develops with Tim Wyman, another teenager who he attends high school with. It is divided into three separate sections based on the varying stages of Benjamin's life as the story is taking place. The novel is written from a third person limited point of view, told through the eyes of the book's main character, Benjamin Bentley. It deals primarily with themes of personal fulfillment, self-acceptance and the process of coming out. 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 was adapted into a film of the same name in 2017. Something Like Summer is a 2011 novel by Jay Bell, and the first installment in the Something Like.
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