awesome
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its been a year since i read the sisterhood of the travelling pants so when i started reading this one i had forgotten some of the details etc from the previous novel but once i got started it all became familiar again.
this summer there are plenty of changes for the girls, mourning the loss of a loved one, new loves and in general growing up and all the pleasures and pitfalls that life throws at a teenage girl!!!!
i love the writing style of ann brashares with the quotes starting each chapter but also the mix of prose, letters and online instant messages, which how these girls would have related to each other.
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super sisterhood!!!!!
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This book is even better than the first 1 and i cudnt put it down!!! Before u read this review read the sisterhood of the travlling pants because itl a) ruin the first book and b) u wont understand it as well!
The Fab 4 r back!! bee, tibby, carmen and lena.
Tibby is devastated after the death of Bailey but in memory of her she decides to go to a movie college to improve her skills.
Bee whose summer ended horribly last year goes in search of her grandmother who she hasnt seen or spoken to since her mother past away, and is surprised to find a few old friends and hobbies that still appeal to her.
After meeting her dads new family last year, Carmen has now got her own boyfriend to think of, but on top of all that her mums showing a bit too much interest in a guy from work and Carmen doesnt like him.
Lena has mixed feelings about her guy, kostos who she hasnt seen in a while. But then she finds out that hes left greece, in fact he comes to her house! and she realises that all her feelings for him have come back.
but will it last? i guess youll just have to read it and see!!!
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The sisterhood continues
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After reading the first book in the sisterhood installment, I was worried that this one wouldn't be able to match the standard the previous had set out. But Ann Brashares has proved that the sisterhood will never die out.
The story picks up a year later, with the young women having to recover from so much. Tibby is still mourning the death of Bailey and trying to find herself at a film programme, while trying to distinguish who her real friends are. Bridget is also recovering from the painful experience she had last summer, and sets out to discover her roots and who she is destined to become at her grandmother's. Lena, whose relationship with Kostos was unable to survive the year, is trying to deal with loss and love, and Carmen finds history repeating itself when suddenly it's her mother's turn to find new happiness.
All the emotions and magic are still here from the previous summer, in an equally charming and lovable book as its predecessor. The sisterhood of the travelling pants will never grow old.
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Growing up in Magical Pants
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The second installment of the Traveling Pants saga has the girls dragging the pants out of storage in time to weave its magic for the second summer. This year finds the girls approaching maturity, and dealing with all the hardships that go with it. Each of the four girls has problems of her own, and this time it's Bridget who has the easiest time. After her bad experience the year before, Bridget sets off to Alabama to bring closure to the mystery that was her mother. Traveling incognito, she revisits the place where she grew up, and seeks out her grandmother hoping to put the past to rest. There she rediscovers herself, while the pants sit by approvingly. Carmen is dealing with the fact that her mother is dating again. A younger man with no obvious defects has brought a youthful spring to her mother's step, and a social schedule that leaves Carmen in the cold sometimes. Can the magic of the pants work for them both and conjure up a happy ending? Tibby is trying to fit in with the other students in her film class. She faces the age-old dilemma of new friends vs. old, of being cool vs. being kind, while the shadow of the passing of her young friend Bailey hovers nearby. Ashamed by her actions and behavior, the pants help her keep it together, but is it too late to make things right? Lena has the darkest clouds to face, having lost and found again the one person she has ever loved, only to lose herself in a maelstrom of emotion. She needs all the magic of the pants, the support of her friends and a heart to heart talk with her mother in order to find the silver lining. The author touches on many aspects of growing up, in a simple style that young adults can relate to. The middle part of the book drags just a little as the stubborn demons refuse to be vanquished, but ends brilliantly, and by the last few chapters you'll find you can't put it down. A solid four stars, plus half a star for the tears you'll shed for the characters. Amanda Richards
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A Satisfying Read!!!
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This is the sequel to The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants and it doesn't leave you dissapointed! For those who haven't read the first book, I recommend that you read the previous one, so that you'll understand this book a lot better.
The sequel continues the story of four bestfriends and they all of have their own conflicts to deal with.This book is again full of obstacles, that the four girls have to overcome, but it still has meaning.
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