the second summer of the sisterhood by ann brashares

She eventually ditches her new friends in favor of Brian and makes a heartfelt movie about Bailey instead. But after seeing how upset her mother is about her film, Tibby begins to reevaluate her actions, realizing that her friend Bailey, who died last summer of leukemia, would disapprove of her. In her efforts to impress two jaded classmates, she makes a hurtful movie about her mother and ignores her close friend Brian McBrian, who visits her at college to be with her. When she is here she meets a boy named Alex. Her interest in filmmaking leads her to spend the summer taking a course at Williamston College. Tibby Rollins is the rebellious daughter of former radicals.They are attracted to each other and Carmen exchanged the 'Love Pants' with her so that Lena could wear them while she talked to Paul. At the end of the summer, Lena meets Carmen's stepbrother, Paul. He makes it clear, though, that he loves Lena and always will. Kostos tells her that he doesn't love his wife, but must be a 'gentleman' and marry her. He tells her that, after she broke up with him, he was depressed and slept with a woman, who is now pregnant. Lena is devastated and becomes even more so when she finds out that Kostos is now married. Lena and her family soon travel to Greece when they learn that her Bapi has had a stroke when they arrive there, they learn that he has died. Then, suddenly, something comes up and Kostos has to leave, leaving her behind to wonder what was wrong. They reunite and profess their love for each other, and spend many happy hours kissing.

She is shocked, then elated, when Kostos visits America during this summer. They sent letters back and forth until January, when Lena ended their correspondence because she couldn't stand missing him all year. Lena spent last summer with their paternal grandparents in Santorini, Greece, where Lena met and fell in love with Kostos. She has a sister, Effie, who is fourteen years old.

Lena Kaligaris, sometimes called Lenny, is a beautiful, quiet, and shy artist of Greek heritage.

The book was one of three adapted into a film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008).Ĭharacters The Sisterhood The book is the second installment in a series of five books: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2001), Girls in Pants (2004), Forever in Blue (2007), and Sisterhood Everlasting (2011).

During the summer, the girls share the pants. The story continues the adventures of four best friends who own a magical pair of jeans that fit all of them, even though they are different sizes. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (also known as The Second Summer) is a novel written in 2003 by author Ann Brashares.

The second summer of the sisterhood by ann brashares