Magical Pants
Caroline Crowley

The Third Summer
By Ann Brashares

         Did you know that a pair of jeans could forever change a friendship? In The Third Summer by Ann Brashares, Bridget, Lena, Tibby, and Carmen are friends who all experience many life changing events that affect who they originally were. These changes could have been as simple as getting a summer job... or as complicated as having a new baby brother. These four girls have many ups and downs throughout the book and are riding an emotional roller coaster as it is their last summer together before they all go off to different colleges and start a new chapter of their lives. This is a good book to read for many reasons The book has many great life lessons to it. I think the main life lesson in this book is that it's not about the big things that we think should make us happy in life. It's about the little things that we should enjoy in life and make us happy everyday such as doing a good deed, spending time with your loved ones, or practicing until you get something right. You don't need to go over the edge to make yourself happy or be the best. It's the simple things that make us happy in our everyday lives. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys books where there is more than one setting. I would also recommend this book to anyone who likes books where there are a few different stories all combined together to create one unique book. I hope you go out and read this book!