"Three Willows"
By: Ann Brashares
Grades 6/7
Realistic Fiction
318 pages
Ama, Jo, and Polly have been friends since the third grade, supporting each other through all kinds of ups and downs. They even planted three willow seedlings in the park to commemorate their bond. But now, in the summer before Grade 9, they have drifted apart. Jo, whose parents have never recovered their relationship after the death of her brother, is focused on fitting in with the 'cool' crowd. Ungainly Polly has decided she wants to become a model like her grandmother and begins to obsess unhealthily over her weight while her artist mother spends more and more time at her studio. Ama, trying to follow in the footsteps of her academically successful older sister, has been accepted for a summer scholarship program, only to find out that it is an outdoor survival trek - no hair straighteners allowed! Will the very different summer experiences of the three girls bring them back to each other, or will they be driven further apart?
This book is by author of the very successful series for young adults: "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants."
By: Ann Brashares
Grades 6/7
Realistic Fiction
318 pages
Ama, Jo, and Polly have been friends since the third grade, supporting each other through all kinds of ups and downs. They even planted three willow seedlings in the park to commemorate their bond. But now, in the summer before Grade 9, they have drifted apart. Jo, whose parents have never recovered their relationship after the death of her brother, is focused on fitting in with the 'cool' crowd. Ungainly Polly has decided she wants to become a model like her grandmother and begins to obsess unhealthily over her weight while her artist mother spends more and more time at her studio. Ama, trying to follow in the footsteps of her academically successful older sister, has been accepted for a summer scholarship program, only to find out that it is an outdoor survival trek - no hair straighteners allowed! Will the very different summer experiences of the three girls bring them back to each other, or will they be driven further apart?
This book is by author of the very successful series for young adults: "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants."