3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows
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3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows is a young adult novel by Ann Brashares
published on January 13, 2009. It is a spin-off to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
series as main characters Polly, Jo and Ama are about to attend South Bethesda High School, the school the original sisterhood (Bridget "Bee" Vreeland, Lena Kaligaris, Carmen Lowell
and Tibby Rollins
) attended.
Ama: Ama is a smart girl originally from Ghana. Though she is not particularly outdoorsy, her scholarship lands her in wilderness camp in Wyoming. After being lost and hurt numerous times, she is worried about failing, but she realizes she should stay and try her courage. At the end, she acquires new friends and the adventure of a lifetime, as well as a high school credit.
Jo: Jo, having spent time away from Ama and Polly, has become quite popular. After hearing that her parents are separating, she spends her summer at her family's beach house with her mother and works as a bus girl. She meets a cute guy named Zach, but loses him when his girlfriend, Effie, comes back to town. She attempts to win him back; however, she only gains enemies. After Effie causes her to lose her job, she leaves the beach house and her mother and returns home to her father. She soon recovers from the loss of her brother Finn. Jo decides she does not hate her father and rekindles her friendship with Polly in the end, realizing that genuine friends like Ama and Polly are more important than popularity.
One of the original characters, Bridget, is mentioned in 3 Willows. While coaching a soccer camp, and still dating her boyfriend, Eric Richman, some girls at the camp see them kiss.
Effie, Lena's younger sister plays a significant role in the book.
Tibby
is mentioned by Polly, because she babysits for Nicky and Katherine, Tibby's younger siblings.
Jo mentions having had to babysit Carmen
's younger brother Ryan. Polly later babysits for Ryan as well.
Lena is seen waiting for Effie outside of Surfside, the restaurant where Jo works.
Brian, Tibby's boyfriend, visits Tibby's house, while Polly is babysitting. Nicky and Katherine love Brian, and he is supposedly "their favorite person in the world."
Ann Brashares
Ann Brashares is an American writer of young adult fiction. She is best known as the author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series of books....
published on January 13, 2009. It is a spin-off to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a best selling novel written in 2001 by Ann Brashares. The book follows the adventures of four best friends—Lena Kaligaris, Tibby Rollins, Bridget Vreeland, and Carmen Lowell, who will be spending their first summer apart. When a magical pair of jeans comes...
series as main characters Polly, Jo and Ama are about to attend South Bethesda High School, the school the original sisterhood (Bridget "Bee" Vreeland, Lena Kaligaris, Carmen Lowell
Carmen Lowell
Carmen Lucille Lowell is a main character in the book and film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. She is sometimes called Carma and Carmabelle or carmeena in the book, and is a sensitive and caring half-Puerto Rican with a bad temper. Her parents are divorced, and she lives with her mother,...
and Tibby Rollins
Tibby Rollins
Tabitha Anastasia "Tibby" Tomko-Rollins is a member of the fictional The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, along with her friends Lena Kaligaris, Bridget Vreeland and Carmen Lowell. She was portrayed by Amber Tamblyn in the movie adaption, The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants.-Family:Tibby's...
) attended.
The Characters
Polly: Polly is a girl who seems to be an outcast. Her only friends are Ama and Jo. In the book, she is told that her Grandmother, who she never met, was a model. Polly is encouraged to set out to become a model as well. She gets her mother's permission to pay for a modeling camp with her babysitting money; however, before she goes she visits Jo at her beach house and gets hurt emotionally by Jo and her friend Bryn. After modeling camp (which wasn't very successful), Polly goes to a modeling show with her mother in New York where realizes that she is not modeling material. She and her mother leave New York and return home. Soon after Polly finds her mother unconscious and ends up staying with Ama while her mother is checked into rehab.Ama: Ama is a smart girl originally from Ghana. Though she is not particularly outdoorsy, her scholarship lands her in wilderness camp in Wyoming. After being lost and hurt numerous times, she is worried about failing, but she realizes she should stay and try her courage. At the end, she acquires new friends and the adventure of a lifetime, as well as a high school credit.
Jo: Jo, having spent time away from Ama and Polly, has become quite popular. After hearing that her parents are separating, she spends her summer at her family's beach house with her mother and works as a bus girl. She meets a cute guy named Zach, but loses him when his girlfriend, Effie, comes back to town. She attempts to win him back; however, she only gains enemies. After Effie causes her to lose her job, she leaves the beach house and her mother and returns home to her father. She soon recovers from the loss of her brother Finn. Jo decides she does not hate her father and rekindles her friendship with Polly in the end, realizing that genuine friends like Ama and Polly are more important than popularity.
The Sisterhood Characters
As stated in the press release, the "legend [of the original sisterhood] looms large for everyone who walks the halls [of SBHS]."One of the original characters, Bridget, is mentioned in 3 Willows. While coaching a soccer camp, and still dating her boyfriend, Eric Richman, some girls at the camp see them kiss.
Effie, Lena's younger sister plays a significant role in the book.
Tibby
Tibby Rollins
Tabitha Anastasia "Tibby" Tomko-Rollins is a member of the fictional The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, along with her friends Lena Kaligaris, Bridget Vreeland and Carmen Lowell. She was portrayed by Amber Tamblyn in the movie adaption, The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants.-Family:Tibby's...
is mentioned by Polly, because she babysits for Nicky and Katherine, Tibby's younger siblings.
Jo mentions having had to babysit Carmen
Carmen Lowell
Carmen Lucille Lowell is a main character in the book and film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. She is sometimes called Carma and Carmabelle or carmeena in the book, and is a sensitive and caring half-Puerto Rican with a bad temper. Her parents are divorced, and she lives with her mother,...
's younger brother Ryan. Polly later babysits for Ryan as well.
Lena is seen waiting for Effie outside of Surfside, the restaurant where Jo works.
Brian, Tibby's boyfriend, visits Tibby's house, while Polly is babysitting. Nicky and Katherine love Brian, and he is supposedly "their favorite person in the world."