The New Sisters

by Kate Harmon and Marley Gibson

As freshman year at LU kicks off, Lora-Leigh, Jenna, and Roni are all equally thrilled to have found a home in the Zeta Zeta Tau sorority. Lora-Leigh still can?t believe she?s wearing a sorority pin... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0142410187
• ISBN13: 9780142410189
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Speak
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Very addictive

I am hopelessly addicted to these books. I'm serious, dude. Someone disentangle me quickly so I can move on with my review pile. I thought the first one in the series, Zeta or Omega?, didn't have enough focus on its characters, opting to shine the spotlight on the sorority recruitment process instead. That's fine--I can even see where it is necessary. Regardless, I was hoping against hope that The New Sisters would backpedal and focus on its characters more. No series, in my opinion, can fulfill optimum quality value without good character development. (Not to mention the fact hearing about the inner workings of sororities is interesting only for so long!) This installment focuses entirely on its characters while still dabbing on sorority life in the background (but of course, as it's initiation period!). It does a great job of portraying the emotions of the three main girls--Lora-Leigh, Roni and Jenna--in a way that, by the end, gave me a clear image of each of their identities. Their storylines are far from original, but there's something captivating there; it's working its charm on me. When I read the first book, I couldn't pinpoint what had registered with me that made me like it as much as I did. After finishing this one, though, I have a vague idea: The relationship between the sorority sisters is inspiring. They get along great, they support each other, and they're each other's families--the way they mesh together, seamless, is this series's star quality. While I will say the sisters sometimes have a too-perfect friendship with each other, I can't deny there's an appeal to it all that makes these books such a great reading experience. As with the previous novel, this one has masterful writing, relatable characters, and heartwarming situations. Great afternoon/beach read. Very much recommend, so much in fact that I went scouring for info on further books and found out the third, The Formal, will be out in November of this year! (And the irony here is, all this info could also be found on the back of the ARC I got...)