the second summer of the sisterhood by ann brashares

After leaving Greece she couldn't stand to be away from Kostos so she broke up with him. Lena has the simplest yet most complicated story. Gram thinks Bridget is a lonely girl named Gilda and with Bridget's weight gain and dyed hair Grandma is easily fooled. Sadly, I am guilty of changing my personality to impress new people.īridget is away in Alabama, working for her estranged grandmother and trying to escape an unfortunate event in The sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Away at college and desperate forget a friend who died of leukemia, she shuns her old life and adopts the crappy attitudes of a couple of loner kids in her class. Tibby's situation was a little more believable. In Second Summer of the Traveling Pants it's her mom's happiness she can't bear to witness. In The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants she threw a rock through a window because she was mad at her dad for having a girlfriend and starting a new family. I think she is supposed to be seen as the fiery Puerto Rican. (Apr.Carmen, Tibby, Lena, and Bridget are back for another summer wearing 'The Pants.' Carmen continues to be a brat. The pants, meanwhile, don't start out magical, but end up being a symbol of strength to all. Don't you know that?' Bee writes to Carmen). Throughout the summer, the girls send each other emails and packages, and lend support ('You will never never never ever ever ever run out of chances.

But these quibbles are easily overlooked in light of the full-bodied characters and their loving, often humorous interactions. A few plot strands seem unnecessary (e.g., Lena's instant love connection with Carmen's step-brother after a devastating heartbreak) and readers unfamiliar with the first book may have a little trouble catching up. Though initially hard to swallow, Bridget's story line is ultimately deeply moving. Meanwhile, depressed Bridget visits her estranged grandmother in Alabama, masquerading as a stranger she faces her mother's past (she committed suicide years ago), and also learns, to her relief, that she is not exactly like her. Carmen sabotages her mother's new romance, slowly realizing that she's really afraid of someone coming between them. The story again rotates through the perspectives of lifelong friends Carmen, Lena, Tibby and Bridget, who stay connected during their summer adventures with help from a shared pair of jeans that look fantastic on each of them, despite their 'different sizes and shapes.' This time they struggle with their relationships with their mothers. Brashares returns to the beloved characters she brought to life in her first novel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, for a new installment that's equally authentic and engaging.

The second summer of the sisterhood by ann brashares