Q & A With Author Ann Brashares

March 11 -- The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares is the latest selection in Good Morning America's "Read This!" series, and it was selected by the Mother Daughter Book Club of Mammoth Lakes, Calif.

The book is about four 16-year-old girls, all best friends, who begin their summers, hoping for romance, friendship and the magic of thrift-store jeans.

You e-mailed us about the book and now author Ann Brashares has answered your questions as part of an online Q & A.

Q: My daughter read both of your books and loved them. Will there be a third? If so, when? — Diane, Monroe, NY 10950

Ann Brashares: I am so glad she enjoyed them. I am currently finishing up a third book about the sisterhood entitled, Girls in Pants, which will be published in early 2005. And I am eagerly planning a fourth book as well.

Q: A mother-daughter book club sounds like a great idea. As the mother of three daughters, we have always talked among ourselves about what we were all reading. Even if it meant mom reading a book that the third grade teacher required! It has been one of the best things we do, even if it has not been an organized event. It started out of my memory of having a mom who did not enjoy reading and being a child who loved books dearly. The second and third daughters have probably received less attention than the first one, but we will always talk about books. We will always have a library card.

I enjoyed both sisterhoods. I think I bought the first one as a gift for daughter 3/3. I think I hope and pray that the characters stay fun, interesting, and clean! It is extremely hard to find real girls, in real life situations, that I would want my daughters to be friends with. They can bring these girls home. No one is perfect, but they can come in and hang. — Laurie, Altamonte Springs, Fla.

Ann Brashares: I agree that a love of reading is a great gift for a parent to pass on to his or her child. When I turned fifteen, I remember my father gave me a credit card which I was allowed to use for two things: emergencies and books. His love of reading certainly inspired mine.