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Brashares, Ann. Forever in blue.


BRASHARES, Ann. Forever in blue. (The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood sisterhood: see monasticism. .) Random House, Delacorte. 388p. c2007. 978-0-385-72936-9. $18.99. S

The friends (Tibby, Carmen Carmen

throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190]

See : Faithlessness


Carmen

the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr.
, Bridget, and Lena Lena (lē`nə, Rus. lyĕ`nə), river, easternmost of the great rivers of Siberia, c.2,670 mi (4,300 km) long, rising near Lake Baykal, SE Siberian Russia. ) have finished their first year of university and are finding it difficult to get together this fourth summer of the traveling pants. Tibby and Brian's relationship is growing closer and yet when they have sex, it somehow destroys the love and trust between them, and Lena's younger sister moves in on Brian when Tibby drops him. Lena is taking a painting class, figuring that she is finally over the pain of Kostos's betrayal; yet when she gets closer to another painter and even falls for him and has an affair, in the end she knows she still isn't finished with Kostos. The other two have their own summer adventures, with the four passing the traveling pants back and forth as usual. Carmen, after wallowing in low self-esteem and confusion, finds herself (literally) in a challenging theatrical production Noun 1. theatrical production - the production of a drama on the stage
staging

production - a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?"
; Bridget is in Turkey learning how much she loves archaeology, and confused about her long-distance relationship A long-distance relationship is said to take place when the couple is separated by a considerable distance. Such relationships can occur when the couple:
  • Met through a dating service and live far apart.
 with Eric. It's Lena's sister who goes to Greece at the end of the summer, and it is she who causes a crisis involving the traveling pants--a crisis that finally brings the friends together. Fans of the series will certainly want to follow the lives of the four friends in this fourth book. Claire Rosser, KLIATT

S--Recommended for senior high school students.
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