Summer and the City (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Carrie Bradshaw: Main character
• Ms. Samantha Jones: Friend & Roommate of Carrie. Donna LaDonna's cousin
• Miranda Hobbes: Carrie's friend, the feminist.
• Bernard Singer: Carrie's "boyfriend" -- or is it Sugar Daddy? Famous Playwrite.
• Ryan McCann: Fellow student in Carrie's writing class.
• Maggie giggles: Snob. Carries high school friend from Castlebury
• Charlie: Samantha's fiance
• Bobby Nevil: Eh.
• Peggy Meyers: Carrie's landlandy
• Viktor Greene: Carrie's instructor at The New School
• Wendy: Carries dads girlfriend
• Margie Shephard: Bernards ex wife.
• Donna Ladonna: Samantha Jones' cousin, and Carrie's high school rival.
• Glenn: Charlies mum
• Brown: Brown College
• Barry Jessen: Rainbows dad and top artist in New York
• Colin: Rainbow's brother. Pican's son
• Castlebury: Place where Carrie grew up
• Peter: Teenies husband
• Waldo: Victor Greenes moustache
• Chloe: Carrie gets into a writing program, and moves to New York City.
• Kenton James: Add a description of this character.
• George Carter: Carries friend who lives in New York
• Marty: Miranda's friend
• Hank
• Kleinfeld: Wedding shop in Brooklyn
• Becky
• Lali: Carries ex friend from Castlebury
• Sebastian Kydd: Carries ex boyfriend in Castlebury
• Capote Duncan: Fellow student in Carrie's writing classes
• Chinita
• Dorrit: Carries sister;she gets in trouble a lot
• Cathy
• Walt: One of carries best friends from home. He is gay.
• Missy
• David Ross
• Cholly Hammond
• Teensie Dyer: A rich socialite and friend of bernard
• Tommy Brewster
• Randy Sandler
• Halston
• Pican
• Harriet
• Moorehouse
• Sparrow: Samantha's nickname for Carrie.
• Harry Mills
• Bernard ducks
• Bobby Martin
• Mary Gordon Howard
• Bradley
• Mr. Douglas
• Mrs. Kydd
• Carmen
• Jimmy Watkins
• Danny
• Cynthia
• Carrie Diaries
• Sebastian Little
• Jen P
• Jen S
• Erica

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• ““Don’t all women want to be models?” he asks.“No. But all men want to date them.””

• “Perhaps belonging is simply a matter of showing up. If people see you enough, they assume you’re part of their group.”

  Carrie Bradshaw

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• New York City
• Manhattan
• Sparrow: Is not a place. That's the pet name Samatha uses t address Carrie
• Los Angeles

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Preceded by The Carrie Diaries.

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1. Candace Bushnell (Author)

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• Dewey: 813.54

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• Books › Teens › Social Issues

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