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The second summer of the sisterhood
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- ISBN: 9780739349410 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 0739349414 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
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remote - Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Listening Library, 2003.
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| General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 9:01:49. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Amy Povich. |
| System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 129780 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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| Subject: | Jeans (Clothing) -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Best friends -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
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- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Monthly Selections - # 2 April 2003
Gr. 8-12. The four friends of the delightful Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2001) are back for another summer of friendship, family, fun, and love with the magic pair of shopworn jeans. The pants travel with Bridget to Alabama, where she reestablishes a bond with her maternal grandmother; then they go with Tibby to a special summer program at Williamston College. The pants are with Lena at home during her on-again, off-again relationship with Kostos, and they are with Carmen as she tries to navigate her own and her mother's love lives. But this year the pants preside over a sadder, more tumultuous summer, as all four girls mature and realize that love and family are far more difficult to sustain than they had thought. Brashares has done an outstanding job of showing the four teens growing up and giving readers a happy, ultimately hopeful book, easy to read and gentle in its important lessons. Readers will want at least one more summer of the sisterhood of the traveling pants. ((Reviewed April 15, 2003)) Copyright 2003 Booklist Reviews - Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2003 Fall
The four girlfriends--and, of course, the magic Pants they share--from [cf2]The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants[cf1] are back for more summer adventures. Brashares again creates an engaging drama of friendship, romance, and family relationships, with some unexpected plot turns. Fans of the first book, enamored with the girls' friendship--and their excellent Pants--will eagerly travel with the sisterhood once again. Copyright 2003 Horn Book Guide Reviews - Horn Book Magazine Reviews : Horn Book Magazine Reviews 2003 #6
Reader Povich takes over from Angela Goethals (who read the first volume) and brings the...you know...like...authenticity of teen speech to life as the miraculous pants spend their second summer with Bee, Lena, Carmen, and Tibby. Copyright 2003 Horn Book Magazine Reviews - Horn Book Magazine Reviews : Horn Book Magazine Reviews 2003 #3
The four girlfriends--and, of course, the magic Pants they share--from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (rev. 11/01) are back for more summer adventures. Brashares again creates an engaging drama of friendship, romance, and family relationships, with some unexpected plot turns. Carmen is at home in Washington, D.C., jealous of her mom's first serious dating relationship; Lena, also at home, is still desperately in love with the gorgeous Greek guy from last summer; Tibby's enrolled in film school in Virginia, learning as much about herself as about movie-making; and Bee's in Alabama discovering the family she lost when her mother committed suicide years ago. As in the first book, there's strong appeal in the intense loyalty expressed by these girls who are otherwise typically self-absorbed adolescents. Fans of the first book, enamored with the girls' friendship--and their excellent Pants--will eagerly travel with the sisterhood once again. Copyright 2003 Horn Book Magazine Reviews - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2003 April #2
Four friends and a pair of jeans are back to continue the saga of the traveling pants. Bridget goes back to Alabama in search of her mother's past; Lena rekindles a romance with Kostos, the boy she met in Greece; Carmen fears for her place in the family when her mother starts dating; and Tibby goes away to a summer film program, where putting together a film becomes a way to put together her life. Though the young women deal with love, death, and change in various ways, the old, magical jeans are always there to remind them that sometimes friends are closer than family. The prologue fills in what's necessary for those uninitiated into the sisterhood, and Brashares adeptly balances the four story lines. The characters seem like old friends, and the author's sure ear for dialogue and her empathy for her protagonists' complicated emotions creates a story as comfortable as an old pair of jeans. A big, complex, satisfying sequel, sure to add to the author's legions of fans. (Fiction. YA) Copyright Kirkus 2003 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2004 December #3
PW starred the launch title in the Traveling Pants series, which introduced four friends who share a magical pair of pants that fits all of their different sizes and shapes. PW called this second installment "equally authentic and engaging." Ages 12-up. (Dec.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2003 March # 1
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 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. Carmen sabotages her mother's new romance, slowly realizing that she's really afraid of someone coming between them. 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. Though initially hard to swallow, Bridget's story line is ultimately deeply moving. 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. But these quibbles are easily overlooked in light of the full-bodied characters and their loving, often humorous interactions. 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. Don't you know that?" Bee writes to Carmen). The pants, meanwhile, don't start out magical, but end up being a symbol of strength to all. Ages 12-up. (Apr.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2003 May
Gr 8 Up-Carmen, Lena, Tibby, and Bee are back in this long, engaging sequel to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Delacorte, 2001). The four best friends are beginning their 16th summer with new expectations for personal growth, romance, and deepening friendship, all enhanced by the magic of a shared pair of thrift-store jeans. Brashares has deftly interwoven the story's strands to convey the relaxed intimacy of the girls' friendships as well as the many parallels in their individual experiences. The dialogue is natural and helps build nuances of character; the use of metaphor and insightful language renders a narrative that is highly readable and marked by emotional truth. Bee, whose mother died when she was 11, heads to Alabama under an assumed name to visit her estranged maternal grandmother. Carmen and Lena both become entangled in emotional spats with their mothers, and Tibby makes an edgy documentary film about her mother for a screenwriting course. This is a summer for coming-of-age, and for people materializing out of the blue, but making an impact-Tibby's old friend Brian appears unbidden at her dorm; Lena's Greek boyfriend, Kostos, arrives suddenly; and Carmen's stepsister comes seeking sanctuary. Meanwhile, the traveling pants are circulated among the friends. It may just be the power of wonder, but the jeans undoubtedly play a role in the happy resolution of this big-hearted, complex tale of living, learning, and caring. Brashares's novel can be enjoyed by readers who have not yet discovered the previous book. It is certain to delight those readers who have.-Susan W. Hunter, Riverside Middle School, Springfield, VT Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information. - Voice of Youth Advocates Reviews : VOYA Reviews 2003 August
Is there really such a thing as magic, and can it exist in a pair of thrift-store jeans? Fans of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Delacorte, 2001/VOYA October 2001) will relish this entertaining sequel featuring friends Bridget (Bee), Carmen, Lena, and Tibby. The girls' bond was forged even before they were born, when their mothers became friends in a prenatal aerobics class. Their sixteenth summer now finds them coming to terms with some painful lessons in growing up. Still suffering from her mother's death, Bee must confront her feelings about her estranged grandmother. Carmen's relationship with her own mother has become hostile and confusing. Lena basks in the glow of first-time love, until a terrible truth is revealed. Tibby must decide if impressing her new friends is worth the pain she inflicts on the others in her life. With the confidence that true friendship and the "magic pants" provide-magic because they fit each differently shaped girl perfectly-they will face whatever challenges the season brings. Brashares creates a worthy sequel that will appeal to her primary target audience of teenaged girls. She deals sensitively with first love, death, family conflict, and self-discovery. The situations are not formulaic, and the consequences shown are fairly realistic. The book will be an excellent feel-good addition to young adult collections, and although it does not fall into the category of great literature, it is a fun and engaging read.-Julie Watkins. 4Q 4P J S Copyright 2003 Voya Reviews
