false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256068187m/452306.jpg 452306 32 They were just a soft, ordinary pair of thrift-shop jeans until the four girls took turns trying them on--four girls, that is, who are close friends, about to be parted for the summer, with very different sizes and builds, not to mention backgrounds and personalities. Yet the pants settle on each girl's hips perfectly, making her look sexy and long-legged and feel confident as a teenager can feel. "These are magical Pants!" they realize, and so they make a pact to share them equally, to mail them back and forth over the summer from wherever they are. Beautiful, distant Lena is going to Greece to be with her grandparents; strong, athletic Bridget is off to soccer camp in Baja, California; hot-tempered Carmen plans to have her divorced father all to herself in South Carolina; and Tibby the rebel will be left at home to slave for minimum wage at Wallman's.<p> Over the summer the Pants come to represent the support of the sisterhood, but they also lead each girl into bruising and ultimately healing confrontations with love and courage, dying and forgiveness. Lena finds her identity in Greece and the courage not to reject love; Bridget gets in over her head with an older camp coach; Carmen finds her father ensconced with a new fiancée and family; and Tibby unwillingly takes on a filmmaking apprentice who is dying of leukemia. Each girl's story is distinct and engrossing, told in a brightly contemporary style. Like the Pants, the reader bounces back and forth among the four unfolding adventures, and the melange is spiced with letters and witty quotes. Ann Brashares has here created four captivating characters and seamlessly interwoven their stories for a young adult novel that is fresh and absorbing. (Ages 12 and older) <I>--Patty Campbell</I> 1058370 book 11 9 2001 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Book 1) total:24042|5:6018|4:9085|3:6912|2:1644|1:383| 24042 90837 28694 2243 2 10 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 11:09:07 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 13:14:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 10 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 06 23:21:25 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 23 21:56:02 -0700 2009
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 group...more...]]> 1 3 false true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 14:43:57 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 20:07:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Jul 03 22:52:41 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 03 22:53:48 -0700 2007 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 "pha...more...]]> 3 3 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 16 02:11:27 -0800 2008 Sun May 11 07:39:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false true Wed Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Wed Oct 22 18:58:18 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 18:58:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 true false Mon Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 19:18:52 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 19:32:16 -0700 2008
I was pleasantly surprised. I was expecting a mildly enjoyable teen lit, but I found this book to be so much more. ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 12:43:06 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 10:47:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Feb 14 14:42:51 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 25 12:51:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Nov 26 20:24:21 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 20:24:52 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Feb 15 11:54:19 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 11:56:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jul 22 15:23:21 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 15:30:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Oct 16 19:03:54 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 16 19:07:52 -0700 2007
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 cynic...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jan 20 23:03:55 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 23:05:26 -0800 2009 3 1 false false Tue Dec 23 13:12:14 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 13:12:30 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jan 26 18:01:13 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 18:28:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Tue Jan 06 20:02:42 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 20:09:53 -0800 2009
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 nev...more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 10:57:35 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 11:11:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Dec 08 11:04:49 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 11:05:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 22 12:50:31 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 13:30:45 -0800 2008
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 ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=452306