Three Willows

By Ann Brashares

     Three Willows is about three friends who, during their summer vacation, go on seperate adventures. Their friendship starts to fall apart when they rarely see each other. Jo, who is at her beach house, finds out her parents are getting a divorce. Polly comes down to try to comfort her but realizes that Jo is doing fine. Polly accidentally overhears Jo tell one of her co-workers that she wants Polly to leave the beach. Polly then leaves and heads off to a modeling camp just like her grandmother. Ama, who is extremely smart, signs up for a high school credit class. She winds up going on a week long wilderness camp. When Ama wakes up late and realizes her fellow campers have left, she tries to find them. By nightfall, she ends up at a ranger station. Her parents want her to come home imediately. Even though Ama wants to leave, she thnks it would be good to stay. Polly, Jo, and Ama find that they need each other more than ever. When they finally all get to see each other they go to the place where their friendship lies. In the woods, where they planted three willow trees when they were in first grade. Now the trees have grown and their branches intertwined, just as their lives always will be.

    This book continues the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants with different characters. I would read that series before reading this book.

     I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars. * * * *