New Releases by Ann Brashares

Jeansjentene møtes 10 år etter. Nå er de i slutten av 20-årene og gleder seg til å møtes i Santorini. Men da de kommer dit, er det en av dem som mangler. Carmen, Tibby, Bridget og Lena har vært bestevenninner siden de ble født med tre ukers mellomrom. De voksne jeansjentene er bosatt langt fra hverandre og voksenlivet er alt annet en enkelt. Bridget bor i San Francisco, Lena i Providence, Carmen i New York og Tibby i utlandet. Det er lenge siden de har møtt hverandre, og derfor kommer Tibbys initiativ om å møtes i Santorini, et sted de har gode minner fra, akkurat på rett tidspunkt. Reisen tar en uventet retning, og i løpet av ferien konfronteres jentene med spørsmålet, om vennskapet har en sjanse til å vare evig. Dette er en fortelling om glede og sorg, mot og lykke, vennskap og dramatikk. Fortelling for ungdomstrinnet.

Daniel Grey har en spesiell egenskap. Han kan erindre tidligere liv og kjenner igjen sjelene til dem han har kjent tidligere. Gjennom århundrer og i liv etter liv har han forelsket seg i den samme jenta Lucy, til tross for at hun har forandret både navn og skikkelse. Ann Brashares arbeidet som redaktør før hun ble forfatter.

Dans ce dossier gratuit, retrouvez les premiers chapitres de 10 romans du catalogue numérique de Gallimard Jeunesse. Vous pouvez accéder directement à chaque extrait par la table des matières de ce dossier ou lire les extraits à la suite. Tous ces livres numériques sont en vente chez votre libraire.

"Ricorda: pantaloni = amore. Ama le tue amiche. Ama te stessa." Da questo libro è stato tratto l''omonimo film del 2005 con Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Blake Lively e Amber Tamblyn.

"Prima dei pantaloni viaggianti non sapevamo come rimanere unite quando eravamo lontane. Non sentivamo ancora di essere più grandi e più forti del tempo che passavamo insieme."

La vita come l''abbiamo conosciuta finora sta finendo. Domani sera inaugureremo il terzo viaggio estivo dei pantaloni. Domani comincia il tempo della vita, quello in cui avremo più bisogno dei pantaloni."

Un appassionante viaggio nel tempo scandito dai battiti del cuore Daniel ha attraversato gli oceani del tempo per trovare Sophia. La sua “memoria” – la capacità di ricordare le sue tante vite passate – è per lui un dono ma anche una maledizione. Sophia ora si chiama Lucy, è una studentessa liceale, e non crede a una sola parola di ciò che le dice Daniel: le sembra impossibile che in passato si siano amati e poi siano stati separati da una crudele forza misteriosa. Ma lui sa che si sono conosciuti molto tempo prima, nel 541 d.C. E poi, nel corso dei secoli, Daniel l’ha sempre rincorsa pur di stare insieme a lei: sulla via per la Cappadocia nel 776, nell’Inghilterra del 1918, e poi in Virginia nel 1972. Brevi, fugaci attimi che la morte ha sempre brutalmente spezzato. Anche oggi le loro anime si stanno cercando, e ancora una volta quella forza oscura è pronta a separarli. Un romanzo magico, un’avventura romantica che si snoda attraverso i secoli per abbracciare non una, ma tante vite, inseguendo l’unico, vero, grande amore. «Un romantico e avvincente viaggio nel tempo che affascinerà i giovani quanto gli adulti.» The Washington Post «Ann Brashares riesce a descrivere a fondo i sentimenti e le passioni. La sua scrittura ricorda molto Nicholas Sparks.» Publishers Weekly «Passato e presente si intrecciano in questa storia romantica e appassionante, che racconta senza veli un amore travolgente. I lettori la divoreranno.» Booklist «Chiamate a raccolta i fan di Twilight! Vi innamorerete perdutamente di questa storia: un amore cosmico tormentato e appassionante.» Glamour «La storia di una passione irresistibile, che supera i confini dello spazio e del tempo per ricordarci che l’amore è eterno.» Bookpage Ann Brashares Nata e cresciuta a Washington, Ann Brashares ha studiato filosofia al Barnard College a New York, città in cui risiede attualmente. Dopo aver svolto diversi lavori in ambito editoriale, è diventata una scrittrice di successo. La sua serie Quattro amiche e un paio di jeans ha venduto 8 milioni di copie nel mondo e il suo romanzo L’estate di noi due è stato a lungo tra i bestseller del «New York Times».

The latest from Ann Brashares, the New York Times bestselling author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, a magical story of reincarnation and a love that lasts more than a lifetime Daniel has spent centuries falling in love with the same girl. Life after life, crossing continents and dynasties, he and Sophia (despite her changing name and form) have been drawn together-and he remembers it all. For all the times that he and Sophia have been connected throughout history, they have also been torn painfully, fatally, apart. But just when Sophia (now "Lucy" in the present) finally awakens to the secret of their shared past, the mysterious force that has always separated them reappears. Ultimately, they must come to understand what stands in the way of their love if they are ever to spend a lifetime together.

À la rentrée, Polly, Ama et Jo feront leurs premiers pas au lycée. Depuis leur rencontre il y a cinq ans, les trois adolescentes ont changé et se sentent moins proches. Mais l''été va être bouleversant : Jo apprend le divorce de ses parents, Polly tente de devenir mannequin, Ama la studieuse se retrouve malgré elle en stage de randonnée... Autant d''occasions pour les filles de grandir et de renforcer leur amitié ? Émouvantes, drôles, très différentes, Polly, Jo et Ama vous feront vivre un été inoubliable ! Un magnifique roman d''amitié par l''auteur de "Quatre filles et un jean".

Three girls. One summer. Their friendship to salvage . . . Ama, desperate to live up to her family''s expectations, finds herself on an outdoor adventure summer camp. Can she stick it out or will this be the first time in her life she''s ever failed anything . . . ? Tomboy, loner Polly discovers that her grandmother used to be a model and decides she''s going to follow in her footsteps - even if it means starving herself to get thin. Jo''s parents'' are still grieving the death of her older brother and she''s stuck in the middle of their messy divorce. She''s got her own problems this summer too - has she made a mistake by turning her back on her old friends? Having let their friendship fade, can these three girls, with their three very different lives, struggle through the summer without each other, or will they realise they''ve made a mistake?

Carmen, Tibby, Lena and Bridget have been best friends all their lives. They live in the same small American town and usually spend every moment of their long summer holidays together. The year they turn 16 is the first time they have separate plans for the summer but the girls are determined to keep in touch. Tibby buys a pair of jeans in a second-hand shop and the girls discover that the trousers magically fit each of them perfectly, despite their different figures and heights. They hit upon a wonderful plan of sharing the jeans throughout the vacation - sending them on to the next friend when they feel the time is right. From Baja California to Greece, from film-making to football, the girls - and the travelling pants - encounter first love, family upset and fatal illness. Secure in the knowledge that their friendship is constant - and the symbol of it need never be more than a parcel-delivery away - the girls survive their summer and return home with a wealth of new experiences to share. A perfect teen-chick summer read; a quirky, humorous and memorable cut above the rest.

Summer is always a special time for the four teenage best friends: Bee, Tibby, Carmen and Lena. They have the time to hang out, get jobs, share secrets, discuss boys - and wear the amazing jeans they call the travelling pants. This year there''s an added poignancy as the girls know this is their last summer together before going off to different universities. With Lena defying her father, Carmen resenting her mother, Bee rediscovering her first love and Tibby trying to escape her family, the air is fraught with tension. Can the strength of their friendship overpower the feuds in their families and leave the girls with happy memories of the third summer of the sisterhood?

Vier gezworen Amerikaanse vrienden brengen voor het eerst de zomervakantie zonder elkaar door; daarom sturen ze een spijkerbroek aan elkaar door die getuige is van al hun avonturen. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

In this follow-up novel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, it''s time to discover a new sisterhood. A story of growing up, friendship, and understanding yourself, about three girls enjoying one last summer before high school. summer is a time to grow seeds Polly has an idea that she can''t stop thinking about, one that involves changing a few things about herself. She''s setting her sights on a more glamorous life, but it''s going to take all of her focus. At least that way she won''t have to watch her friends moving so far ahead. roots Jo is spending the summer at her family''s beach house, working as a busgirl and bonding with the older, cooler girls she''ll see at high school come September. She didn''t count on a brief fling with a cute boy changing her entire summer. Or feeling embarrassed by her middle school friends. And she didn''t count on her family at all. . . leaves Ama is not an outdoorsy girl. She wanted to be at an academic camp, doing research in an air-conditioned library, earning A''s. Instead her summer scholarship lands her on a wilderness trip full of flirting teenagers, blisters, impossible hiking trails, and a sad lack of hair products. “Brashares gets her characters’ emotions and interactions just right.” --Publishers Weekly "Like the previous Pants books, this one will travel from girl to girl." --Kirkus Reviews

Ein neuer Sommer, drei neue Freundinnen, eine neue Brashares Wie die vier JEANS-Schwestern waren auch Ama, Polly und Jo mal unzertrennlich. Inzwischen sehen sie sich kaum nochá- doch in diesem Sommer voller Veränderungen finden die Mädchen wieder zusammen und erleben die starken Gefühle echter Freundschaft. Wieder keine gemeinsamen Ferien für die ehemals besten Freundinnen. Während Ama im Outdoor-Camp lernen muss, über die Klippen ihrer Selbstzweifel zu klettern, träumt Polly von einer Karriere als Model. Jo dagegen wird in ihrem Ferienjob am Meer zum ersten Mal so richtig das Herz gebrochen. Wenn das Leben die Zähne zeigt, hilft nur eines: Freundinnen. Und diese drei dürfen sich nach einem bittersüßen Sommer endlich wieder in die Arme schließená ... Was die Sommerschwestern zusammenhält, warum keine mit ihren Sorgen und Nöten jemals allein ist, davon erzählt Ann Brashares wie immer heiter, warmherzig und mit dem nötigen Tiefgang. Eine hinreißende Geschichte über die Freundschaft, das Leben und das Erwachsenwerden.

Venninnegjengen Tibby, Lena, Carmen og Bee drar til hvert sitt studiested. Den "magiske" olabuksa er fortsatt med i handlingen, den som passer dem alle til tross for at de har helt forskjellig fasong, og som har en tendens til å få gode ting til å skje. Det er nå jentene trenger buksa aller mest. Sommeren før studiestart forandrer absolutt alt seg for de fire bestevenninnene og den kjære Vandrebuksa deres. Dette er en fortelling om glede og sorg, mot og lykke, vennskap og dramatikk. Fortelling for ungdomstrinnet.

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Ann Brashares comes her first adult novel In the town of Waterby on Fire Island, the rhythms and rituals of summer are sacrosanct: the ceremonial arrivals and departures by ferry; yacht club dinners with terrible food and breathtaking views; the virtual decree against shoes; and the generational parade of sandy, sun-bleached kids, running, swimming, squealing, and coming of age on the beach. Set against this vivid backdrop, The Last Summer (of You and Me) is the enchanting, heartrending story of a beach-community friendship triangle and summertime romance among three young adults for whom summer and this place have meant everything. Sisters Riley and Alice, now in their twenties, have been returning to their parents’ modest beach house every summer for their entire lives. Petite, tenacious Riley is a tomboy and a lifeguard, always ready for a midnight swim, a gale-force sail, or a barefoot sprint down the beach. Beautiful Alice is lithe, gentle, a reader and a thinker, and worshipful of her older sister. And every summer growing up, in the big house that overshadowed their humble one, there was Paul, a friend as important to both girls as the place itself, who has now finally returned to the island after three years away. But his return marks a season of tremendous change, and when a simmering attraction, a serious illness, and a deep secret all collide, the three friends are launched into an unfamiliar adult world, a world from which their summer haven can no longer protect them. Ann Brashares has won millions of fans with her blockbuster series, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, in which she so powerfully captured the emotional complexities of female friendship and young love. With The Last Summer (of You and Me), she moves on to introduce a new set of characters and adult relationships just as true, endearing, and unforgettable. With warmth, humor, and wisdom, Brashares makes us feel the excruciating joys and pangs of love—both platonic and romantic. She reminds us of the strength and sting of friendship, the great ache of loss, and the complicated weight of family loyalty. Thoughtful, lyrical, and tremendously moving, The Last Summer (of You and Me is a deeply felt celebration of summer and nostalgia for youth.

As their lives take them in different directions, Lena, Tibby, Carmen, and Bridget discover many more things about themselves and the importance of their relationship with each other.

0000012315727, Alice et Paul. Les deux sœurs et l''ami d''enfance. Voici l''été de leurs retrouvailles. La côte Est des Etats-Unis, les maisons de vacances, les plages de l''île qu''on connaît par cœur. Et pourtant tout a changé. Ils ont vingt ans. L''amitié se trouble. Entre Alice et Paul, une attirance nouvelle s''installe. C''est alors que la tragédie frappe et vient changer le cours du destin...

The fourth and final novel in the wildly popular #1 New York Times bestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, from the author of The Whole Thing Together and The Here and Now. With unraveled embroidery and fraying hems, the Traveling Pants are back for one last, glorious summer. It’s a summer that will forever change the lives of Lena, Bridget, Tibby, and Carmen, here and now, past and future, together and apart. Pants = love. Love your pals. Love yourself. “Genuinely moving." —Entertainment Weekly “A strong, satisfying conclusion.” —Booklist “An ode to love and friendship.” —Kirkus Reviews “A great read.” —Daily News (New York)