Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood

by Ann Brashares

Paperback, 2006

Status

Available

Call number

813.6

Publication

CORGI CHILDRENS (2006), Edition: 1st Thus., 368 pages

Description

Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:The third novel in the wildly popular #1 New York Times bestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, from the author of The Whole Thing Together and The Here and Now. It�s the summer before the sisterhood departs for college . . . their last real summer together before they head off to start their grown-up lives. It�s the time when Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen need their Pants the most. Pants = love. Love your pals. Love yourself. �A fun and poignant coming-of-age story." �Entertainment Weekly �Readers of the other books won�t be disappointed.� �Booklist, Starred �A treat for anyone.� �Los Angeles Times �These are friends worth having.� �Chicago Tribune.… (more)

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LibraryThing member cestovatela

I expected reading these books to be like eating a whole pint of ice cream - and they were. But they were more like my favorite $6 Haagen Dazs Belgian chocolate shake than the crappy $2 version from Braum's. Once I tell you this is young adult fiction aimed at girls, you'll be able to guess the

broad outlines of the plot: a diverse but closely knit group of friends confront summer jobs, first kisses, boyfriend angst and parental strife during their first summer away from home. With a storyline like this, you can't really call the book original or fresh. You can, however, appreciate the nuanced and thoughtful way it addresses its themes. What separates it from other works in the same genre is the outstanding cast of characters. While so many books aimed at women (teenage or otherwise) try to create feminist icons or charmingly confused heroines a la Bridget Jones, author Ann Brashares contents herself with 4 appealingly realistic young ladies: spunky Carmen whose fiery temper leads to trouble; cynical Tibby, at constant war with her reclusive and judgmental nature; beautiful but self-conscious Lena who expresses herself best through art; and Bridget, my favorite, a talented athlete whose hormones and headstrong nature get her in over her head.

In my opinion, books 1 and 2 are equally good. Teenage girls will find a lot to identify with; older women will no doubt recognize their past selves in at least one of the young main characters. For people of any age, I would recommend either of these books over your typical, cliched "chick lit." Regrettably, by book 3, the charm has worn off. As in the other books, this one is told in a series of short vignettes that alternate between the characters' point of view. In this installment, however, the scenes shift so quickly that I could rarely get into them. You might think this would make for a fast moving plot, but the story develops so slowly that I sometimes wanted to skim. Most frustrating, the character development is unbalanced. Bridget and her angsty relationship with a fellow soccer coach are featured prominently, but her character barely changes throughout the book. Lena's struggle to become an artist and Carmen's conflict with her newly-wed mother are better done but lack the nuance of the previous books. Tibby's changing relationship with her best male friend is promising, but only merits 1 or 2 scenes in the book's 338 pages. There's only one more book left in the series and I'll probably read it. But not until it comes out in paperback.

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LibraryThing member ChelseaB-ley

The Sisterhood has to deal with some more problems the summer before they start college. Lena has to stand up to her father so she can live her dream of becoming a great artist. Bridget is at a soccer camp again, this time coaching with Diana when an unexpected person shows up. Tibby has to learn

to love Brian as more than just a friend. And Carmen has some family issues again when she learns her mother's secret.

Another great addition to a great series. The characters' personalities are developed really well. Best for girls 12 and up.

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LibraryThing member satyridae

This series by Ann Brashares starts out very strong and falls off a cliff in the last book. The first two are well-realized, strongly plotted explorations of adolescence from various viewpoints. The last is inexplicable and maddening. Brashares seemed, like Alcott, tempted to have an earthquake

swallow the girls so she might be finished with them and move on. I'll be interested to read her next book, now that she's put away the pants.

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LibraryThing member nharbert

pages: 326/326
This book is like four different stories in one. Each part of the story is the story of each girl, Lena, Bridget, Carmen and Tibby. This book of the series is the summer before they go to college.

One of the main characters, Lena, is known as the good girl and is really good at art.

Her father wants her to go to college and work at the restaurant, she works at. But what she really wants to do is go to an art class. Her story is her struggle between her passion and what her father wants for her,

I don't think this book has a certain part where I can relate to it, i think the author does a really good job on making the whole book relate able to teenage girls.

Well, in this book i was mostly satisfied with the story and the accuracy to the first two books, I liked most of the story except i thought the part about Bridget was predictable, but i think in general Bridget,as a character is pretty predictable
I would recommend this book to any teenage girl, who likes a story about other girls and their life story..

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LibraryThing member eduscapes

I love this series. I recently watched the movie based on the first book, so it was fun to revisit this series with new mental images of the characters. It's amazing how well the author has been able to add depth to each character.

LibraryThing member hoosgracie

Third book in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. It’s really great to “re-connect�Â? with the characters as they graduate from highschool and find out whatÃ¢ÂÂs going on with them. Beautifully done as the others.

LibraryThing member kimbee

The only reason I didn't like this book as much as the other 2 in the series is because of Lena's storyline. I thought it dragged on.

LibraryThing member PrincezzRyn

Very good story that focuses on friendship and family... you will love it as much as the first 2!

LibraryThing member rosencrantz79

The third in what I assume will be a series of four books, Girls in Pants is not quite as good as its predecessors. While books one and two came of as skillfully written and original, the characters in GIP seemed more cliched than before, and portions of the book tended to summarize major plot

elements that I feel the author should have expanded upon and explored. Here's hoping that with book four, Brashares returns to the energy and originality of the first two books.

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LibraryThing member Catnelson

The third installment of the series takes place the summer after high school graduation before the friends - Tibby, Bee, Lena, and Carmen - separate and go to college. Each girl is a thoughtful, articulate, attractive person with her own set of talents and interests. The four girls are linked by a

lifetime of memories and a magical pair of pants that bring out the best in the girl wearing them. As they pursue their activities over the summer, they are frequently in touch with one another, which is how the reader finds out what's going on in each life

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LibraryThing member hockeycrew

Another excellent addition to the traveling pants story. I found that the pants themselves figured less into the story than in previous books in the series.

LibraryThing member alanna1122

I enjoyed this book for what it was. My expectations were in line with the other two books I have read in the series and for the most part they were met. the only real issues I had with the book is some frustrating behavior on the part of Carmen... why she decides to get in the car instead of

sticking around at the end of the book is beyond me. And not a biggie - but I could really do without the 4 page soccer game description at the end in Bridget's story - otherwise - totally fine and interesting enough that I am sure I will read the 4th book at some point.

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LibraryThing member pjacx

Really nice wrap up to the 3-book series.

LibraryThing member readingrat

The third installment to a wonderful series about growing up. I enjoyed re-visiting the "sisters" again.

LibraryThing member susanbevans

This book was great! The girls are really growing up and becoming more introspective in their lives.

Throughout the book, you laugh, cry, smile, gasp, and yell. The dialog is realistic and moving, and the narrative is nearly flawless.

Brashares is an excellent writter. It's sad that there is only

one more book it this series.

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LibraryThing member bookwitch24

And yet another story, showing the true power of friendship. Wonderfully written, a story that really warms your heart.

LibraryThing member EmScape

This wasn't my favorite in the series, but it was still pretty good. And, gotta love the title!

LibraryThing member skinglist

OK this is a record, even for me. Got back from town around 2PM and sat by the pool to "get a start" on the book since i know most of tomorrow is taken up with the tour...After a break for sunset and making dinner, though I ate while reading, I'm done at 18:46

I liked it, but not as much as the

first two so in a way I'm glad it's finished. No more wishing for a book that isn't coming. I'm glad things worked out as they did, I worried about Tina and Valia.

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LibraryThing member Polo.Pony

Girls In Pants, The Third Summer of the Sisterhood

I just finished reading this book the other day! It was so good! Since I liked it so much, I decided to do a review on it!

Anne's "Girls in Pants" is another amazing edition to her Sisterhood series. In the book, Lena has to figure out what she

really wants to do, follow her Fathers wishes and not go to her dream, art school, or go against his wishes and find a way to go to art school anyways? Tibby seems to have plenty of hospital accourances in this book. Her 3 year old sister falls out of the window in Tibby's bedroom and so Tibby feels terribly guilty. Then, when Carmen's mom is in the hospital for something pretty serious, Tibby is there to help her through it. Carmen finds true love this summer of the sisterhood, and learns some valuable lessons!

I really enjoyed this book, I hope you will to!

Oh, I should post one of my favorite quotes in the story:

"There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up"
-Oscar Wilde

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LibraryThing member hannah.aviva

Three of the four stories in this third book worked for me. Lena growing as an artist and finding mentorship from Annik was believable. Tibby's guilt and depression seemed true. And Carmen's manic behavior seemed real. Bridget and Eric's interactions didn't seem plausible at all to me. Not enough

time had passed for them to be friends in my opinion.The scene where Tibby helps Christina through her pregnancy was powerful and vivid. That was probably the best part of the book for me.

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LibraryThing member bibliophile26

I read the first two and enjoyed them despite the stupid premise that four (or five) girls can fit the same pair of pants and magical things happen when they wear them. This last one was just too smarmy and not entertaining enough.

LibraryThing member Allisinner

Good, but not as good as the others. Some of the romance felt more over the top than in previous books. The story also seemed to jump around a lot more than before

LibraryThing member magst

3rd in Series of "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants". Really enjoyable read for women of all ages!

LibraryThing member br13shakel

Girls in Pants by Ann Brashares is the third book of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.The girls have graduated from high school and getting ready for college. During their last summer together Lena wants to go to art college. Her dad does not approve and she has to fight for what she wants.

Tibby spends her time worrying about her little sister who fell out of a window while trying to climb to an apple tree. Carmen spends her time “babysitting” Lena’s grandmother and her pregnant mother. Finally Bridget goes to soccer camp and meets up with her old crush.
This book was my favorite out of the other two books. Girls in Pants was so good that I could barely put it down. The one thing I don’t like is that Ann Brashares spent too much time explaining some of the girls story and not enough on the others. I would recommend this book to any 7th or 8th grade girls. His book was a very good book and very captivating.

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LibraryThing member LauraT81

Girls In Pants is the third book of The Traveling Pants series. I really adore these books. This one seemed less about the pants (plays a much smaller row than the previous books) and more about the friends growing up. Looking forward to reading Forever In Blue, and the newest, due to be released

this month, Sisterhood Everlasting.

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