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Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood #1)

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Carmen got the jeans at a thrift shop. They didn’t look all that great; they were worn, dirty, and speckled with bleach. On the night before she and her friends part for the summer, Carmen decides to toss them. But Lena decides they should all try them on. Whoever they fit best will get them.

Nobody knows why, but the pants fit everyone perfectly. . .

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Published April 26th 2005 by Dell Books for Young Readers (first published September 11th 2001)

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Feb 18, 2012 Namratha Kumar rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-lit, books-i-love-gollum-style, journey-within

A sparkling breath of fresh air, this book captures the spirit of friendship in the most charming and sauciest manner possible.

The book is a far cry from the regular breed of YA novels which seem to dwell on the fixed notions that young girls basically fall into two main groups: One, the hatefully pretty, perpetually scheming Prom Queens with their nastier than “week-ol’ milk” cliques! And at the other end of the rainbow, the brave under-dog...not much to look at, the general do-gooder, the f...more

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Sep 10, 2007 Briynne rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is beginning to feel a little too familiar, but here's yet another disapointment from my YA Lit class. First, I should state that I have never liked the whole "girl power" thing. I guess I always felt intelligent/empowered enough as a teenager to not have to rely on books like this to show me how fantastic it is to be female. Also, generally speaking, I find large groups of girls terrifying, especially at the high school age. So lots of pre-existing strikes against this book.

As for the sto...more This is beginning to feel a little too familiar, but here's yet another disapointment from my YA Lit class. First, I should state that I have never liked the whole "girl power" thing. I guess I always felt intelligent/empowered enough as a teenager to not have to rely on books like this to show me how fantastic it is to be female. Also, generally speaking, I find large groups of girls terrifying, especially at the high school age. So lots of pre-existing strikes against this book.

As for the story itself: blah.

Complaint the first: I dislike the fomulatic "four girls with four neat, distinctive personalities" thing. I mean come on - all my friends in high school were pretty much the exact same as me, but with different colors of hair and varying degrees of niceness.

Complaint the second: I was unconvinced by every single one of the characters. Lena I liked the best, but I still didn't buy the whole "I don't want people to like me 'cause I'm pretty" thing. Realistically, most pretty teenagers seem fairly psyched by their good fortune and run with it. Maybe if she was in her twenties (still a maybe), but at fifteen?

Similarly, the one who played soccer and her agressive hitting on the coach senario. Maybe it was realistic, but if it is, I didn't grow up with girls like that. It all seemed a little contrived to me. Even at fifteen we all had a pretty good handle on the word "skank", and the lack of it being thrown around by anyone made this seem less real-world. Girls aren't nice - if one person has the nerve to flirt with the camp idol (especially if she is sucessful), she isn't cheered on and adored for it. She is hated, whispered about, and called lots of fun names for it. Or, at least where I came from.

Complaint the third: the kid with cancer. Not to be cold (or, perhaps "colder" would be more accurate), but dying does not make you self-aware, wise, and interesting all by itself so far as I know. Yet somehow books/movies just can't resist the wise-beyond-her-years dying kid. It would make a lot more sense and be a lot more authentic if she were just mad, not a slightly rebellious Yoda.

Complaint the fourth: The stupid pants. I hated the completely idiotic premise of the book. Seriously. Magic pants that fit everyone? That's the best that could be thought up? Not good. Not good at all.
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Mar 17, 2011 Hannah G. rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Wow! If you are a teen girl looking for some love stories between friends and their SUPER-HOT boyfriends, well look no further then the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series! This book is about the 4 best friends Bridget, Carmen, Tibby, and Lena when they split up for the summer. With the Pants binding them together wherever they go, their summers are no longer lonely. The Pants witness all break - ups and get togethers and are often shipped with hysterical letters that will make you laugh ou...more

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Jan 14, 2008 Julie rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I saw the movie first and kind of liked it. So, of course I thought "Well the book is always better than the movie" so I decided to read it, even though its written for teens and I wasn't too sure I could relate. I guess I couldn't because this is one time I liked the movie a lot better than the book. I mean really, how many 15/16 year old girls do you know who's parents let them go trapezing all over the world (in Lena's case literally) and don't think twice about it. Come to think of it how ma...more

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Jul 03, 2007 Erin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: yafiction

We, the Sisterhood, hereby instate the following rules to govern the use of the Traveling Pants.
1.) You must never wash the Pants.
2.) You must never double-cuff the Pants. It's tacky. There will never be a time when this will not be tacky.
3.) You must never say the word "phat" while wearing the Pants. You must also never think "I am fat" while wearing the Pants...

So begins the first summer apart for four friends: Lena, who is going to visit her grandparents in Greece with her sister; Carmen, hea...more

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May 11, 2008 Dini rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, lendable

A warm tale of teen female friendship, with a pair of magical jeans thrown in the background. I watched the movie first, and I found some differences from the original (such as Lena's love story, which is too cliche in the movie, IMHO) but I like them both. Now I'm in the mood for a new pair of jeans and the rest of the books in this series.

"You know what the secret is? It's so simple. We love one another. We're nice to one another. Do you know how rare that is?"

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May 22, 2013 Liz (Consumed by Books) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit, favorites, 5-star, young-adult, own, contemporary

I remember reading this book and falling in love with it right away. I really enjoyed all of the characters. One of the things that immediately struck me was how funny this book is. However, I also thought that it provided a range of life lessons that a lot of Brashares' readers could likely relate to. There were definitely parts where my eyes would get foggy and I put down the book feeling like I really knew the characters.

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Jun 09, 2012 Susan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Carmen got the jeans at a thrift shop. They didn’t look all that great: they were worn, dirty, and speckled with bleach. On the night before she and her friends part for the summer, Carmen decides to toss them. But Tibby says they’re great. She'd love to have them. Lena and Bridget also think they’re fabulous. Lena decides that they should all try them on. Whoever they fit best will get them. Nobody knows why, but the pants fit everyone perfectly. Even Carmen (who never thinks she looks good in...more

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Jul 26, 2012 Charlotte rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: blah-blah-blah, dont-bother, hated-main-character, this-book-bores-your-math-teacher

What an annoying book.
I was going to write snarky, individual letters to each of the characters in succession, but then I realized that it was a pointless endeveaour since all the letters would end up the same, anyway. Why, you ask? Because all the characters are the same.
Would you like to know some personality traits? It's like the author picked one or two for each of the characters and then relied on either one or the other to simply parasail each of the girls through the book.

There was Lena...more What an annoying book.
I was going to write snarky, individual letters to each of the characters in succession, but then I realized that it was a pointless endeveaour since all the letters would end up the same, anyway. Why, you ask? Because all the characters are the same.
Would you like to know some personality traits? It's like the author picked one or two for each of the characters and then relied on either one or the other to simply parasail each of the girls through the book.

There was Lena, who was beautiful and shy. But we all know that shy girls have a bevy of passion hidden up inside, right?
There was Bridget, who was a flirtatious athelete. Her plotline involves flirting with a guy, I don't know, ten years older than her? More?
There was Carmen, who was either angry or passive through the book and is the least interesting character in the whole series. I'm glad, however, for this. In the second book she morphs into a semi-interesting absolute brat.
And then there was Tibby. Thank goodness for Tibby. She was absolutely the only character with a personality or an interesting story in the whole book. Tibby, get better friends. Or none at all. Considering Tibby, she'd probably go with none at all.
In fact, the only storyline I enjoyed was Tibby and Bailey's, and I found myself flipping through Carmen's, Lena's and Bridget's chapters to get to hers.
Although I did stop at Bridget's a couple of times to see if she actually did hook up with Mr. Coach Man. Which is illegal, since she's 16 and he's... uh. 26?
And here we get to what bothered me. Why didn't someone arrest Eric? And why are Bridget's friends so irresponsible? When Bridget basically tells them that she slept with a guy over 18, the only reaction she gets are some wide eyes. Don't you want to, you know, report the rapist to the police?
Oh, I know it was Bridget's choice, and all that. And I would semi-understand if he was an interesting character or she was an interesting character and they had semi-interesting chemistry together. But they didn't. They had mutual attraction based on mutual sexiness, and didn't really bother to get to know each other much more, even in the next three books. Not that there's anything to know.

Dull. Dull, dull, dull. If it had been a novella featuring only Tibby, I might have found it a lot better, maybe even given it four stars. But with the rest of the ~~baggage~~ characters tagging along for the ride... no, thanks. (less)

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May 29, 2012 Alex Bennett added it · review of another edition

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When I picked up The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants at the library, I honestly thought I would just listen to it as a joke. I wasn’t expecting much out of it, because, well, it’s called The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and there were a pair of ugly jeans on the cover. But when I started listening to it, for real, I fell in love. I had no idea I would love this book so much.

True fact: Th...more Please check out Electrifying Reviews for more reviews like this, plus giveaways, interviews, and more!

When I picked up The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants at the library, I honestly thought I would just listen to it as a joke. I wasn’t expecting much out of it, because, well, it’s called The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and there were a pair of ugly jeans on the cover. But when I started listening to it, for real, I fell in love. I had no idea I would love this book so much.

True fact: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants isn’t really about pants. Mind blowing, right? It’s actually a really emotional and fun contemporary novel about for best friends and their first summer spent apart since they were just babies. Their unique journeys were so fantastic and heartwarming, and I loved hearing about how each of their summers affected them and what they went through over the few short months.

Ann Brashares has a writing style that’s simple, and easily readable. Of course, I listened to this on audio, but from what I could tell by my listening Ann Brashares is a great writer and I would have no problem picking up one of her books to read instead of listening to. She nailed the voices on each of the characters, and made the book seem so real.

The four main characters—Carmen, Lena, Bridget (B), and Tibby were all unique despite being so close. Their personalities stood out and I can honestly say that I liked them all equally. There wasn’t a girl whose story I preferred to listen to over the others, and I actually liked them all as characters. I wish I could join the sisterhood!

Even though I wasn’t expecting much, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants blew me away. It’s fun, heartwarming, heartbreaking, funny, sad, and about a million other things, but most of all it’s a great book. I’ve already listened to the second and third books in the series, and hope to get my hands on numbers four, five, and the spinoff book as soon as possible.

Audio: I listened to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants on audio, and it really enhanced the experience and I’m pretty sure made me like the book that much more. The narrator was great from what I recall, and I would totally recommend listening to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants if audiobooks are your thing.(less)

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Jan 30, 2012 Divya Sharma rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Sisterhood of the Traveling pants by Ann Brashares is a amazing story of 4 best friends who share memories and connect because of pants. As the 4 best friends Carmen, Tibby, Lena, and Bridget set off on their summer destination they stay together by the pants. They have never been apart first time apart so the pants help them have same strong bond of friendship. Carmen pants surpisely fit Tibby, Lena, and Bridget even through they have different bodies. So they thought these pants are magic...more The Sisterhood of the Traveling pants by Ann Brashares is a amazing story of 4 best friends who share memories and connect because of pants. As the 4 best friends Carmen, Tibby, Lena, and Bridget set off on their summer destination they stay together by the pants. They have never been apart first time apart so the pants help them have same strong bond of friendship. Carmen pants surpisely fit Tibby, Lena, and Bridget even through they have different bodies. So they thought these pants are magic pants. To stay together they decided to share the pants each person is going to wear throughout the summer. Each of them will have turns wearing the pants as they pass it on.

Each of them will go on their separate ways it is how their journey begins. Carmen will go to south Carolina to spend the summer with her dad. Lena will go with her sister to Greece to visit her grand parents. Bridget will spend her summer at a soccer camp in Baja California, Mexico. Tibby will stay home in Maryland and will work at wallmans superstore. As they each take turns wearing the pants they will have have rules that they all decided on. To keep there relationship strong they have rules so they don't do anything to pants that will make there relationship weaker. The rules that they make are 10 things not to do while wearing the pants.

To me the rules are kind of weird but the first rule is to never wash the pants that just gross to me.The second rule is you must never double-cuff the pants and there will never be a time when there are tacky. ok to me i dont even know what double cuff means.The third rule You must never say the word "phat" while wearing the pants or think yourself as fat while wearing them. That sounds like a reasonable rule. The fourth rule is you must never let a boy take off your pants but you can take them off. The fifth rule is never pick your nose while wearing the pants but you can itch it. The sixth rule is on the left leg of the pants write the most exicting place you went with the pants. on the right leg of the pants write the most important thing that happen while wearing the pants. The seventh rule is you must wite to tour sisters throughout the summer no matter how much fun you are having. the eighth rule is you must pass along your pants acroding to the rules or else. The ninth rule is you must not tuck your shirt or wear a belt. The last rule is that remember pants=love, love your pals and loveurself.

In my opinion i think this book is great it tell all about the passion between the love of best friends at their first separation.The title of the book has more meaning then you would think. When people look at the title and see its about pant they will think its a stupid book. when you read the story it will inspire you how deep the story is about these four best friends. It tells you stories and challenges each of these girls faced in their summer adventure. the pants kepted them going they knew it was the olny way to keep their freindship safe. i would recomend reading this epesically for girls that are teens and probelly will face the same problems they faced. maybe you would want to start something as creative as these girl did with their best friends. So listen take my word for and read it, it has so many emotions, drama, and shows the love of these friends.

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Oct 22, 2008 Colleen rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: no one

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Aug 14, 2008 JaNece Mendoza rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I just finished this book and really enjoyed it. I will admit after reading the "Twilight" Series by Stephanie Meyer, it's hard to jump so completely into another book, as you do with that series. However, this was a fun, easy read that I liked. I know there is a movie about this book, but wanted to read the book first so I could get my own sense of things. I was kind of confused as the book jumps from girl to girl, and I had a hard time picturing what Tibby looked like. They are writing letters...more

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Mar 25, 2008 ClareBear rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: 10-14 year old girls

Recommended to ClareBear by: My sister

READ THE BOOK BEFORE YOU WATCH THE MOVIE. That is, if you watch the movie at all, which I don't reccomend. But the book is romantic and touching. It will make you laugh and cry at the same time. There are four girls who have been friends their whole lives; Bridget (Bee), Carmen, Lena, and Tibby.
Bridget is a great soccer player with beautiful blond hair. Carmen is a smart, hot-tempered Puerto Rican who treausures their friendship and works to keep them together. Lena is shy and tries to hide he...more

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Nov 26, 2007 Kathy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens, young-adult

Bridget, Lena, Carmen, and Tibby are inseparable friends. But for the first time they won’t be spending the summer together. Bridget is off to soccer camp in Mexico, Lena is visiting her relatives in Greece, Carmen is seeing her father in Georgia, and Tibby is stuck at home. But right before they go their separate ways, they discover a pair of jeans that seems to fit each of them perfectly, even though they have different body types. They make a pact to share the magical jeans among themselves o...more

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Feb 15, 2009 Giggles rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved this book. It was amazing. I love the way the author described each of the character's summers. Where they were going, who they met, and what they did. I think my favorite character would be Carmen. She went to her Dad's house over the summer. Her parents are divorced. When she showed up, she found out that her dad was getting married! She was so shocked and angry. I would have been upset too if I was her!

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Jul 22, 2008 Sierra rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was almost ashamed to love this book, because I'm REALLY not one for "chick lit"...give me Gothic or intrigue any day! However, I think this series is really exceptional. The experiences cannot be typified -although there is romance, I appreciate how it does not fall into the "crush/agony/happily-ever-after" triptych that is common to most "chick lit" novels.

I think Ann Brashares is remarkably gifted at describing emotions and experiences -she chooses seemingly minor incidents and trains her...more

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Oct 16, 2007 stephanie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, would-rec

my youngest sister got this for me for christmas. i admit it took me a while to pick it up, mostly because the premise seemed so ridiculous.

but then i read it. and i fell in love: with carmen's temper, and lena's hidden feelings, and EFFIE, and BEE's misdirected passion, and tibby's cynical nature crossed with bailey's infinite wisdom and brian at the dragon master video machine.

i love the septembers. i adore their friendship, and their letters, and the way they are there for each other, and t...more

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May 20, 2013 Jord¥n rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-from-childhood, young-adult, chic-lit, i-need-a-tissue, reread, favorite-series

Update May 2013: I first read this book about ten years ago and instantly fell in love with it and the characters. It amazes me that still after all these years, I still love it, maybe even more now that I'm older and can appreciate the story. I have a few I will still love this book a few years from now.

March 2012:
Ah.
this book brings back great memories of me and my bff lying on the grass while listening to backstreet boys and reading this book. Even though its been 6 years I remember those ho...more

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Jan 20, 2009 Robin rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It wasn't as good as I'd hoped, but it was okay. Let me just say that if I ever find a pair of magic jeans that make me look fabulous I'M NOT SHARING!

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Dec 23, 2008 Amy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Kind of creative, a little irritating at times...

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Oct 08, 2012 Taylor Swartz rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

1) a group of girls who have been friends since they were toddlers are all grown up and going off on their own for the summer. They come across a pair of jeans that fits them all perfectly even though they are different sizes. He girls go to a cemetery and form the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. The pants travel around the world from each of the girls on their summer journeys.

2) I gave this book three stars because it was somewhat entertaining to read, but there were a few parts of the book...more

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Oct 25, 2011 El Templo de las Mil Puertas added it · review of another edition

Shelves: 09-eltemplo, del-papel-a-la-pantalla

"Muchos hemos seguido la saga de Verano en vaqueros, y algunos nos enteramos de que habían adaptado el primer libro y pudimos verlo en el cine. Tres años después, en agosto de 2008, cuando la saga completa ya estaba publicada en España, en Estados Unidos se estrenaba una segunda película que nunca vio la luz en las salas españolas. Varios meses más tarde, en febrero de este mismo año, Uno para todas 2 salía en directamente en DVD sin previo aviso. Para el que todavía ande un poco despistado hare...more

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Jan 26, 2011 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult

I had seen previews for the movie adaptation of this book and it made me mildly curious. When I found the book on clearance I stopped having excuses on why I hadn't read it yet. I enjoyed the book for the most part, there were a few slow moving areas and a couple things that just made me go "huh?" but otherwise it was definitely a relatable book.

Carmen, Bridget (Bee), Tibby, and Lena have been best friends forever. This summer marks the first one that they will be spending time away from each ot...more I had seen previews for the movie adaptation of this book and it made me mildly curious. When I found the book on clearance I stopped having excuses on why I hadn't read it yet. I enjoyed the book for the most part, there were a few slow moving areas and a couple things that just made me go "huh?" but otherwise it was definitely a relatable book.

Carmen, Bridget (Bee), Tibby, and Lena have been best friends forever. This summer marks the first one that they will be spending time away from each other. Carmen will be visiting her dad, a trip which she is excited to spend one on one time with him. Bridget is going to soccer camp in Mexico. Tibby will have to stay home and work at the local store, something she is entirely not looking forward to. Lastly, Lena will be headed to Greece with her younger sister to stay with their grandparents for the summer. To hold them together, they agree to all ship a special pair of pants to each other throughout the summer, and do great things while wearing them. These pants are so special because, not only are they a thrift store find, they also fit each of the girls perfectly, despite them all being different sizes and body shapes.

Lena gets to start and with her, the traveling pants experience a boy wanting to get close to her but then causing problems between her grandparents and their friends. She wants to fix the issues but isn't quite sure how to go about it. Next they travel to Tibby who has befriended a younger girl with Leukemia. The girl drives her nuts but as the summer goes along, she grows closer to this new found friend. Carmen has the next turn and the pants find her lonely and confused at her dad's, where after her plane landed, she discovers that he has a new family; a fiance with two kids just as blond as he is and with whom she doesn't fit in (Carmen is part Puerto Rican). As she grows angrier at being invisible in this beautiful family her temper starts to unleash. Last of all the pants go to Bridget, who has developed a crush on a camp counselor and who has also been just a bit too daring after the death of her mother. After traveling with each of the girls in that order, they also go backwards in the chain and give each girl a chance to rectify her mistakes.

The characters were likeable in this book. A girl could identify with any of them at some point and time and the struggles they were experiencing. Tibby was my least favorite. I just didn't connect with her as well as she seemed very immature to me. I probably felt the deepest connect with Carmen and her struggles with her family. What I couldn't understand though was why the author kept having her feel guilty about what she was doing, perhaps it was a little temperamental but in my opinion she had good reason. Her father and his "new family" were horrible from my view. That man should have been very ashamed of himself instead of clueless.

The writing of course is geared towards young adults and children so it is very easy to read. There aren't a lot of big words or ideas although there are some tough ones. This book touches on losing virginity, death, and other mature themes and my not be appropriate for very young children. Each chapter starts out with a quote or proverb and while you'd think that each chapter would be centered on girl as they are short chapters; they are not. They skip around from girl to girl and its actually kind of off putting and hard to follow. I think she would have done much better by breaking the girls stories up instead of formatting it the way she did. It caused me to enjoy the book a little less. The story is told in third person for all except the prologue and epilogue, which are narrated by Carmen.

It is a good story about growing up and I see it as perfect for younger girls. If I ever chance by the sequel I'll definitely read it.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Copyright 2001
294 pages

Review by M. Reynard 2011 (less)

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Jan 26, 2009 Alyssa added it · review of another edition

I have been reading 'The sisterhood of the Traveling pants.' The author is Ann Brashares. The setting is in different places. The main conflict of the book is how these pants can fit all of the four friends. The pants changed each of these girls lives. Some found love others found out about family. Each character had a problem. Carmen had to deal with her fathers new family. Not having everything be the same. Timmy had to deal with a little girl who drove her crazy but at the end grew closer to...more

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Jan 06, 2009 Antof9 rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: faves, 2004-read, made-me-cry, couldn-t-put-it-down, charming

Must quote from the back of the book, as I love it :)

We, the Sisterhood, hereby instate the following rules to govern the use of the Traveling Pants:
2. You must never double-cuff the Pants. It's tacky. There will never be a time when this will not be tacky.
4. You must never let a boy take off the Pants (although you may take them off yourself in his presence).
5. You must not pick your nose while wearing the Pants. You may, however, scratch casually at your nostril while really kind of picking.

I...more

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Jan 02, 2009 Priscilla rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2nd-quarter

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Dec 08, 2008 Chelsy added it · review of another edition

In the book, “Sisterhood of the traveling pants,” what kept me reading was the fact that its way different from the movie. I picked it because I wanted to see the difference and there is a lot of them. The portion of the book that captivated my attention was the friendship ceremonie in the beging .It interested me with details, and the introduction of the rules, they created about the pants. This book caused me to feel it all! Sadness, confussion,disappointment,excitement, excetra. I believe th...more

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Nov 22, 2008 Makenzee rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

this book was a very acciting book i had alot of fun reding it there were alot of things that were different than the movie

the story is about four girls and there adventures during summer they end up on there last days together fins a pair of pants that fit all four of there body types witch are all very different from each other they agree on passing it around to all of them throut there journeys of summer like bee goes to soccer camp and and sees one of the coches and right then and therefall...more

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Jun 13, 2013 Jasmine rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Carmen got the jeans at a thrift shop. They didn’t look all that great they were worn, dirty, and speckled with bleach.They are amazed when they realize that, despite being physically very different, somehow the pants fits all of them perfectly. The girls vow to share these unique jeans and share with each other their experiences while wearing the jeans.
Carmen is going to visit her dad in South Carolina, Bridget is going to soccer camp in Baja, California, Lena is going with her sister Effie t...more Carmen got the jeans at a thrift shop. They didn’t look all that great they were worn, dirty, and speckled with bleach.They are amazed when they realize that, despite being physically very different, somehow the pants fits all of them perfectly. The girls vow to share these unique jeans and share with each other their experiences while wearing the jeans.
Carmen is going to visit her dad in South Carolina, Bridget is going to soccer camp in Baja, California, Lena is going with her sister Effie to Greece, and Tibby will be staying home working at Wallman's. I would recondmend this book to alot of my friends.One because its a great book to read about friendship.About this time we are about to graduate and freinnds are going to be leaving each other.This book might inspire them to do what Carmen and her bestfriends did,which is a good idea to keep in tough with each other.
This book helps friends grow more togther “Maybe the truth is, there's a little bit of loser in all of us. Being happy isn't having everything in your life be perfect. Maybe it's about stringing together all the little things.”It shows a differet kind a friendship through another view.This book would be good for friends who have known each other for a long time and also new friends.I would really recommend this book to one of my friends.
I would recommend this book to one of my bestfriends because I would like to do this journey with them.It would be a great way to test the friendship that we have.This book can show people another side to being friends and not just the typical way of doing it.This would be a good book to recommend to a book club.Im sure many people will have positive thoughts about it.
For them to be able to stay friends from traveling to different places is inspirational.Its inspirational to me and its touching.I would recommend this book to everyone ,parents,and teenagers.This was a great book to read and it makes you think about your relationship with your own friends.I believe many people will enjoy this book just as much as I did.It was one of the best books ive read so far.(less)

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