Reviewed by Jahnavi C., age 14
3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows is a luring book for preteens that captures you from the first page. A spin-off of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, this novel follows three girls: Jo, Ama, and Polly. The group first became best friends in kindergarten, but now, entering high school, they have drifted apart. Jo is a boy-crazy, popular girl. Ama is too preoccupied about her grades to care about any of the drama. Polly has set her goal on becoming a model. As Jo delves deeper into the world of popularity she starts to become something she is not‑someone who makes rash decisions and keeps company with people who only care about the next “it thing.” Ama refuses to attempt her Student Leader Foundation program, and as a result of her bad attitude she makes choices she soon regrets. At home, Polly uses the pent-up anger at her mother to feign interest in modeling and soon starts losing things she doesn’t want to. Told from three perspectives like the original “Sisterhood” series, 3 Willowsproves how friendships‑even wasted ones‑can hold strong through everything that life can offer. A great coming-of-age book, 3 Willows teaches strong lessons about decisions, and how to make them. Recommended for readers 13+.
