New Releases by Ann Brashares

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?

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?

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?

Ama, Jo and Polly, three close friends from Bethesda, Maryland, spend the summer before ninth grade learning about themselves, their families, and the changing nature of thier friendship.

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.

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood

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.

The third 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. It’s the summer before the sisterhood departs for college . . . their last real summer together before they head off to start their grown-up lives. It’s the time when Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen need their Pants the most. Pants = love. Love your pals. Love yourself. “A fun and poignant coming-of-age story." —Entertainment Weekly “Readers of the other books won’t be disappointed.” —Booklist, Starred “A treat for anyone.” —Los Angeles Times “These are friends worth having.” —Chicago Tribune

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)

Gostosas, confortáveis e sábias, as Calças Viajantes finalmente estão de volta. Até porque, antes delas, Bridget, Carmen, Tibby e Lena não se davam conta de que eram maiores e mais fortes que o tempo que passavam juntas. A palavra amigas, aliás, não descreveria de forma suficiente o que sentiam umas pelas outras. E assim, cada vez mais unidas, chegaram a outro verão, o último antes de partirem para a universidade, o último em que estarão juntas de verdade antes de rumarem ao início de suas vidas adultas. Em ''Meninas de calças - O terceiro verão da Irmandade'', os destinos das quatro jovens estão se definindo. Carmen, por exemplo, decide tomar conta da avó de Lena e acostuma-se com as mudanças em casa, Lena pode ter o plano de ir para a Escola de Artes vetado pelo pai, Bridget acha uma surpresa no campo de futebol onde trabalha, e Tibby descobre-se muito mais forte do que imagina.

Sequel to Sisterhood of the traveling pants. Lena, Tibby, Carmen and Bee face a second summer of fun, but deeper issues are explored, such as their relationships with their mothers ; they also need the group''s wisdom to cope with the tragedy the summer will bring. Age brings experience, an experience sometimes tinged with sadness.

The members of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants graduate from high school and spend their last summer before college learning about life and themselves.

A companion to the film based on Ann Brashare''s novel, "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," offers a series of letters, notes, lists, and other writings by and about the four main characters, Bridget, Carmen, Lena, and Tibby.

Assim como Bridget, Carmen, Tibby e Lena tentaram adivinhar o que as Calças trariam no verão seguinte, os leitores também esperaram e ficaram imaginando todas as surpresas que Ann Brashares, a autora, reservara. Pois bem, o sol já está de volta à terra da

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 traveling 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.

Tibby, Carmen, Bridget e Lena são companheiras, cúmplices, confidentes. E a amizade delas, ao que tudo indica, não é pura coincidência. Pela primeira vez, porém, as quatro adolescentes iriam passar o verão separadas. As quatro decidiram, então, fazer um pacto, ou inventar um código, um elo que as unisse enquanto estivessem viajando. E encontraram a solução num velho jeans comprado no brechó, surrado e desbotado. Aquelas calças que eram ''tudibom'', transformaram-se no num símbolo de amizade e passaram a pertencer às amigas igualmente. Surgia, assim, a Irmandade das Calças Viajantes, com direito a cerimônia secreta, juramento e dez mandamentos básicos para o uso do jeans. Como as Calças, cada leitor será convidado a viver etapas determinantes, momentos intensos, grandes provas, problemas, decepções, emoções, sofrimentos, descobertas, revelações, lado a lado com Tibby, Carmem, Bridget e Lena.

The first 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. Some friends just fit together. Once there was a pair of pants. Just an ordinary pair of jeans. But these pants, the Traveling Pants, went on to do great things. This is the story of the four friends—Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen—who made it possible. Pants = love. Love your pals. Love yourself. "Funny, perceptive, and moving." --USA Today “An outstanding and vivid book that will stay with readers for a long time.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred, Flying Start “The loving depiction of enduring and solid friendship will ring true to readers.” —The Bulletin, Recommended “A feel-good novel of substance.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred “Uplifting.” —Seventeen