![]() ![]() It’s an intriguing idea to take the template of the “Sisterhood” books and expand it with a new group of girls dealing with different life issues, but the tenuousness of their friendship somewhat undermines the concept. ![]() What’s missing is the glue between the characters. In “3 Willows,” Ama is spending the summer in a Wyoming wilderness camp, while Polly attempts to transform herself into a model and Jo gets romantically involved with an older boy when she takes a job busing tables at a seaside restaurant. That’s problematic because Brashares uses the same format in “3 Willows” that she did in “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” Each chapter begins with a factoid or a saying that somehow relates to the scenarios that are about to unfold the chapter then tells each girl’s story in turn. Like the original sisterhood, the girls are each unique, but Brashares doesn’t work hard enough to explain what first cemented their friendship or what started to tear them apart. Jo is dealing with her brother’s death and her parents’ separation. Polly is a borderline anorexic who lives with her alcoholic single mom. Ama is a first-generation African American who aspires to follow in the footsteps of her scholarly older sister. Ama, Polly and Jo first met in third grade when their parents were late to pick them up from school. ![]()
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