Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood

(2007, Fiction - Friendship, Written by Ann Brashares)

Average Rating by Parents & Educators

They rate this title on for age 11 and up.

They give it four stars

Based on 4 reviews

Average Rating by Kids

They rate this title iffy for age 3 and up.

They give it four stars

Based on 19 reviews

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Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say

  1. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 1.0

  2. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 15 and give it 5.0

    What I think about it

    I'd like to read this book, because I have to find something inside this...

  3. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 5.0

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Nebraska
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0

    Forever in Blue.........Fab

    FORVER IN BLUE This is the last book of the Sister Hood of the Traveling Pants. This friendship fiction book, Forever in Blue, is written by Ann Brashires. Lena, Tabitha (Tibby), Bridget (Bee), and Carmen are four best friends learn, cry, and laugh over the crazy happenings that occur over their last summer. They don’t spend their summer seeing each other every day but they keep connection with each other via email, phone, letters, and of course, the weathered, never-been-washed blue jeans. The fourth summer has been different for these four. They have become women and are starting to deal with real life happenings. Bee works in Turkey and digs up artifacts. She also becomes intrieged by a married man even though back home she has a boyfriend. They work together and she starts to lust for his touch as he does for hers. They reveal their thoughts with one another but that is as far as it goes because when his birthday rolls around the wife and kids show up as a surprise. A reality check hit Bee hard in the face and she knows this lust can no longer occur. She goes back home and is glad that having lustful thoughts is the furthest that it went. She realizes that she really did miss her boyfriend, a lot. Tibby and her long term boyfriend Brian take their relationship the next level. A scare arouses when Tibby thinks that she might be pregnant. She finds out she is not but this was the scare of her life that she vows will never happen again. She then backs away from their relationship and tells Brian that she wants to take a break. Brian is hurt and confused but allows Tibby to push away. Lena goes to an art school for the summer. She is used to being the pretty one and having any guy at her fingertips but while in class she finds a mystery, someone to figure out. She spent more time in the art room, but he still doesn’t look her way. She has to approach him and they hit it off. She likes that he looks at her in the eyes and talks with emotion towards her. He invites her to his house for supper and his mother suggests that they paint each other. The twist is that they would have to paint each other naked. This is awkward at first and hard but after a few different times they get comfortable. During one session they get really comfortable with each other and spontaneously have sex. They keep their friendship but it stays a summer fling. Kostos, a long lost lover shows up too. He apologizes and wants her back but she refuses to give her feelings and heart back to him. Carmen travels to Vermont to a theater summer school. She wants to be on stage crew and help create the sets. She never was good at stepping out and being in the lime light, that job was always for Lena. Her room mate for the summer is a popular actress. She wants the lead roll. But she also feels bad for Carmen and gets her to try out just for a supporting roll. The roommate practices over and over how this and that should be said. Carmen gets the lead roll for the main performance without any want or desire for it. Her roommate then starts to become cold against her. She landed a roll in a side performance. Carmen decides to take on the challenge. Later the roommate decides that she is going to try and help Carmen learn her formula. The director is mad because a few days before performance Carmen is no longer herself. She has a certain sound that is no longer their in her voice. Carmen realizes that the roommate’s help was not worth it and it has actually sabotaged her part. Carmen refuses any more help from her roommate and performs great at the performance. She also realized that her roommate was not a true friend and that she was happy only when Carmen was not. The main character has to be the old, memorable, blue jeans. These jeans fit each of the four girls perfect in their own way. They also have memories of the last four summers written on them. The pants are sent to each girl in order during the summer. The girl with the pants has to wear them and make a summer memory. This is how the girls feel as if they were with each other at that moment. These pants create a special bond. The pants bring them together at the end of the story by being lost in Greece. They are never found except that they have shown the girls the true meaning of friendship. The conflicts in this story are of the many. Man vs. self in the internal realm occurs the most though. Lena creates a man vs. self in the fact that she has to learn to break out and approach a guy. She also has to learn how to become comfortable with her body and herself in front of this guy. Bee has to deal with man vs. self too. She has to learn to overcome lust and think about what is moral when she wants to have a relationship with a married guy. Tibby deals with man vs. self when she realizes that she needs not to be afraid of loving someone. She loves Brian but she is scared because she chose to have sex with him. She feels that he knows her too much. Carmen too has to realize that she dosnt need to let people push her around and she needs to break out of her shell and become more confident. All four of them struggle to find who they are and how to embrace their future. This is a sign of transition into womanhood. This book, Forever in Blue, was a great book. It talked of many every day things that we as teens go through now. Decisions being made, learning from our mistakes, living life to the fullest, and finding ourselves. Any teenage girl struggling to find who they are and feel that they are alone should read this book. .

 

Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say

  1. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title on for age 14 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    perfect for older kids not tweens

    love it. its a good book i don't care what anyone else says. I'm 13 and i find it appropriate for my age level.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in North Carolina
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Fantastic book

    This book was the best I have read in a long time. I know that they have sex, but like they are in college. It is ok to have sex in college because you are oler and mature. Five stars!

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Utah
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    A must read for all teenage girls I loved it!!

    The sex was fine for those who are muture and the langue was low key!

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Good

    The journey of these 4 girls is very exciting and emotional, but a little too predictable. Everything always works out the way it's supposed, the characters only stressing over their problems for a while. Much like the other books, the story is perfect and very predictable. It was still a very good read though and I enjoyed it.

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    well...

    you know, although these girls do have sex, they're nineteen (already in college!), mostly love their boyfriends, and they know what they're doing. there are no "sex scenes" as such - nothing is remotely graphic. i even missed bridget and eric the first time around. and for those who are concerned about bridget and peter's relationship, bridget says afterwards that it's wrong and that peter did the wrong thing. plus, it's a friendship first, and it doesn't go very far, so because bee realizes her mistake, it's okay. 12+

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Read with your daughter!

    This is a book that you are definitely going to read first. This is one of the more racy Sisterhood books, what with Tibby and Brian, and Bridget at Peter...I am 11, and I loved it, but it was extremely out of my maturity league! If you think your daughter is ready for reading about sex in a level past a 13-year-old's maturity level, then go ahead, but hold off on her reading this as long as possible.

  8. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Arizona
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

  9. I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    My favorite series

    This book is a great finish to one of my favorite series. The books have such a good feel. The 4 girls friendship is always fun to read about. It did have a lot of sexual content, and its probably best for older girls. You should be mature enough to handle handle it over 13 though. Read the first Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants book before you read this last one because there's a lot of spoilers. It's a GREAT read!!

  10. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    TERRIFFIC BOOK!!

    This was an awesome conclusion to the series!! I'm glad Bridget and Eric get back together and well, you know what happens:) Lena and Leo, way to go! I just wish Lena and Kostos would have really gotten back together and Tibby should have been nicer to Brian. Overall, GREAT BOOK!!

  11. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Indiana
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  12. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    luuuuuuved it

    i read the other ones and i htink that this was the best i read alot and already had "the talk" at my school so i realy dont care about the sexual content but 4 all u people following bridgets character she is not mentioned as much as she was in the first three but {{WARNING A SPOILER}} she does end up back with eric and ends up having sex w/him

  13. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    VERY GOOD

    not for younger girls

  14. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Ohio
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

  15. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    really good

  16. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    14+

    Great book for anyone over the age of 14.

  17. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Great!

    I have read the other three books, and this was one of the best! It was a little slow-paced at the beginning, but then it got really good! I have to say the sexual content is a big issue in this book, but readers who have read the other three should be able to handle it. The truth is, the girls are 18 now, and that's just what 18 year old girls do. The girls' friendship is stronger than ever before, and now they need it more than ever. The end of the book is a little sad, but also makes you think. Oh, and those of you who were on your toes about the Lena and Kostos relationship: they see each other again in this book. That's all I'll say.

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