From the bestselling author of the popular Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, comes 3 Willows, a book about three different friends during their summer before high school. In the past year, Ama (an African-American girl born in Ghana), Polly (whose mother is an artist and whose father is unknown), and Jo (whose parents decide to separate after the death of her younger brother Finn) have become so distant that they're not sure if they're still "friends." The three girls are under the pressure of finding their identities, establishing reputations, and figuring out their future in high school and beyond. They must decide what being and having a friend is all about, and whether their new friends or their old friends (each other) are true friends. Ama unexpectedly finds herself at an adventure/wilderness camp instead of buried behind books studying for her straight As which will hopefully get her to Princeton like her sister. Jo spends the summer at her family beach house with a busgirl position at the local restaurant. And Polly is stuck at home babysitting the neighbors' children and dreaming about becoming a model.
Soon, the girls realize that things are not what they appear to be. Jo experiences her first relationship with the incredibly cute and charming Zach, which leads her to acceptance to the upperclassmen's clique until Zach's ex- (or not so ex) girlfriend comes back into the picture. Ama gets stranded from her group, abandoned in the unknown wilderness with only herself to lead the way. Polly attends modeling training school only to realize that being a model may not be realistic or true to her self. As the summer ends, the three girls reunite and discover the true meaning of friendship.
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