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Girls in Pants: Summary and book reviews of Girls in Pants by Ann Brashares, plus links to an excerpt from Girls in Pants and a biography of Ann Brashares.
Girls in Pants The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
by
Ann Brashares
Hardcover: Jan 2005,
352 pages.
Paperback: Jun 2006,
368 pages.
The Pants first came to us at the perfect moment. That is, when we were splitting up for the first time. It was two summers ago when they first worked their magic, and last summer when they shook up our lives once again. You see, we dont wear the Pants year-round. We let them rest so they are extra powerful when summer comes. (There was the time this spring when Carmen wore them to her moms wedding, but that was a special case.)
Now were facing our last summer together. In September we go to college. And its not like one of those TV shows where all of us magically turn up at the same college. Were going to four different colleges in four different cities (but all within four hours of one anotherthat was our one rule). Were headed off to start our real lives.
Tomorrow night at Gildas well launch the Pants on their third summer voyage. Tomorrow begins the time of our lives. Its when well need our Pants the most.
Book Reviews
BookBrowse Girls in Pants is every bit as good as the first two books in the series. Full Review (members only, 375 words).
Publishers Weekly
The author expertly splices together each friend's struggle with growing up....the girls are once again wonderfully drawn, with all their realistic faults.
Booklist
Starred review. [Brashares] encourages her readers to look, feel, trust, and empathize with her characters. It's a strong ending to a series about four fully developed, strikingly different, equally fascinating teenage girls.
Kirkus
Four intersecting story lines, snappy dialogue, empathy for characters and humor make this installment as enjoyable as the others.
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