Name: The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
ISBN: 9780553495010

Ann Brashares

When Carmen and her friends discover that jeans from a thrift shop provide an uncanny fit for all four of them, they form a sisterhood, with the pants as the symbol of their friendship, and embark on a sweet-sixteen summer.

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood

With a bit of last summer's sand in the pockets, the Traveling Pants and the Sisterhood that wears them embark on their 16th summer. Bridget: Impulsively sets off for Alabama, wanting to both confront her demons about her family and avoid them all at once. Lena: Spends a blissful week with Kostos, making the unexplainable silence that follows his visit even more painful. Carmen: Is concerned that her mother is making a fool of herself over a man. When she discovers that her mother borrowed the Pants to wear on a date, she's certain of it. Tibby: Not about to spend another summer working at Wallman's, she takes a film course only to find it's what happens off-camera that teaches her the most.

The second summer of the sisterhood

Zahra

 I'm in it for Carmen, Tibby, and most of the time, Bee

Boothby

Briar's Reviews

I'm doing my best to try to clear some of my shelves as I am downsizing, so I figured I might as well pick up some of the more "popular" books as I go. Why not? Throw in some of the books more people have read and get a feel for where I'm at. Bonus marks if it's from my youth so I can try to travel back in time and enjoy the nostalgia!

I figured going further in this series wasn't a bad thing. I was glued to the first book and absolutely loved it (with full intentions of watching the movie too because why not go full Briar's youth and nostalgia trip for it?). I picked this book up and was kind of sad that it didn't live up to the first book. The first three quarters of the book was rather dull for me, but the ending pulled me back in. I will work on finishing up this series since I happen to have the last two books in print form on my shelves, but it's not one I'll be jumping to right away. 

This series is great because you're going to relate to somewhere. As a young woman, I can totally see the parts of me in these characters. I can also see how they've grown and where they need to grow. It's a unique read that really brings me back to when I was young and read books with young girls like me. It was an insane and amazing feeling back then so I can respect what these books do and who they are for. I'm not the audience, obviously, but it was still nice to take a trip back in time and see what I was missing.

For now, the rating is low. The other books might pick up (and I sure hope they do) but since this book didn't pull me in that well and I wanted to put it down too many times to count... It's low. It's still an amazing book and I truly recommend this series to young readers. You'll fall in love with these characters and find people you relate to. Honestly, it's a great series. An emotional series with some heart break, but also lots of love too.

Two out of five stars.

Alexis Martinez

Tamara Turner

When I ordered the books, I promised myself I wouldn't become emotionally invested.
Guess what I did. That's right. I became emotionally invested. Just like every single other damed time.
So my ship just sunk, but there seems to be another ship on the horizon? Not to sure about that, though.
It's a year after the previous book and the Sisters are still together, but their summer ends up being so much messier than they expected.
There's a lot of Bailey feels and we finally get more insight into the mothers' lives. Yay for that I guess

Victoria Grace

Joleen

This book was better than the first, but not by much. The only reason I gave it 3 stars was because of Bridget. I loved that in a sense Bridget begins to heal and figure out her life where her mother is concerned. That part was beautiful, however everyone else's lives were falling apart. Lena was complaining more than usual, Carmen was a spoiled brat, and Tibby was a jerk. I really hope the next one is far better.

For use in schools and libraries only. With a bit of last summer's sand in the pockets, the Traveling Pants and the Sisterhood that wears them embark on their 16th summer.

Kelli

Brigida Costantino

Jennifer Gosnell

Gelaine Trinidad

Jackie Cunningham

Ashley shackelford

Andrea Mack

Vicky  Nuñez 

Rahmat Junaid

With a little bit of sand in pockets, the Travelling Pants and the Sisterhood that wears them are back - and ready to embark on their 16th summer . . . Lena's in love - but will it end in a broken heart? Bridget: She's about to face up to some painful truths about her late mother . . . Carmen: She's hoping destiny will play her cards right - for once! Tibby's going to film school - so will she be star of the show?