Reception
Critical reception for 3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows has been mixed to positive, with the School Library Journal praising the audio book's narration, while saying that the book as a whole "will find a place on the to-read list of many tweens and teens". Publishers Weekly wrote that "Brashares gets her characters’ emotions and interactions just right". Kirkus Reviews stated "At times the characters are difficult to distinguish from one another, and the parallels between the girls’ friendship and the willow trees they planted as children go over the top, but that will not detract from the book’s popularity". Booklist praised the book, saying that "Multiple copies are in order for any community where the Sisterhood series is popular."
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