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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants #1)

by Ann Brashares

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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...more

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Published May 11th 2004 by Laurel-Leaf Books (first published September 11th 2001)

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Mar 23, 2009

Namratha Kumar rated it

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

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 gene...more 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 faithful confidante and to nicely round it off, more often than not, armed with an IQ formidable enough to gain entry into MENSA!!!

Breaking the age-old mould with insouciance, Ann Brashares creates a world where it is possible for four friends, as different as chalk and cheese to form a deeply satisfying friendship. They care for each other, love each other, put aside fights and misunderstandings with a careless shrug and offer unstinted, non-judgmental support any time, everytime.

Lena, the reluctant beauty; feisty, big-tushied Carmen; the anti-everything, mad-at-the-world Tibby and the over-achieving, statuesque athlete Bridget are friends; literally since birth (their mums shared a preggers-aerobics class). Having grown up in each other’s pockets, along comes a summer when the four are parted for the first time. Lena is off to Greece to meet her grandparents; Carmen to spend some quality time with her divorced dad in South Carolina; Bridget to Baja, California for summer camp and Tibby, the impotent rebel is stuck at home, cutting a minimum wage at Wallman’s.

A well-worn pair of soft jeans bought at a thrift-shop by Carmen but never-tried becomes an unexpected bond to hold the four pals together. Despite their vastly different body proportions, the seemingly-magical pair of jeans fits each of them like a dream……hugging the right curves, resting gracefully on the varying waistlines, making each teen feel sexy and infusing them with much-needed confidence!!!

They make a pact (complete with a set of serious-cum-nonsensical rules) to circulate the pants amongst themselves throughout their vacation, passing it on when the time is right. Thus begins the saga of the Sisterhood…….

As the long, glorious summer unravels, the pants become a source and symbol of the generous support which the sisterhood provides to each of the four buddies as they face unwieldy situations.

Sucker-punched by new emotions, the friends absorb confidence from their ever-reliable ‘magical pants’. For each, the pants seem to be infused with the strength and support of their fellow friends.

Brimming with energy and vitality, the book effortlessly hops between the four friends as they deal with life, love and all-things ‘teen-achy’. One of the best coming-of-age books in a long time, it’s a must read for everyone who is-a-teen, was-a-teen and will soon be-a-quakin’ in your boots-teen!.....It’s a tough world out there, but when you got your SIST –AHS, life’s just a wee bit more bearable!!
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Sep 10, 2007

Briynne rated it

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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. ...moreThis 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

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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

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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...more

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Jul 03, 2007

Erin rated it

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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 he...more

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May 11, 2008

Dini rated it

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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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Jan 30, 2012

Divya Sharma rated it

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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 ...moreThe 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

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Recommends it for: no one

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Aug 14, 2008

JaNece Mendoza rated it

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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 writi...more

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Mar 25, 2008

ClareBear rated it

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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 ...more

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Nov 26, 2007

Kathy rated it

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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 themselve...more

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Feb 15, 2009

Giggles rated it

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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

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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...more

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Oct 16, 2007

stephanie rated it

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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 f...more

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Jan 20, 2009

Robin rated it

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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

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

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Oct 25, 2011

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"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 despista...more

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Jan 26, 2011

Melissa rated it

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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 ti...moreI 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

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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 t...more

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Jan 06, 2009

Antof9 rated it

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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 nos...more

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Jan 02, 2009

Priscilla rated it

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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 t...more

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Nov 22, 2008

Makenzee rated it

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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 a...more

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Jan 17, 2012

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Jan 15, 2012

Jessica rated it

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I was unsure how I would like this book when my friend suggested it to me, so I read it. This book is one of the best stories about friendships that I have ever read. I would recommend this book to young adults ages 14 and up who love stories about friendships and romance.

I love the idea of the story how all four girls are brought together by a simple pair of pants in which they keep in touch with each other during their summers apart. I liked how the girls have such a clo...more

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Dec 11, 2011

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Title: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Author: Ann Brashares
Year: 2001
ISBN: 9780385729338
Type: Book and Movie
Genre: Fiction/friendship
Length/Pages: 294pp
Publisher/studio: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Ages: 13- and up
Annotation/Teaser:
Magical Jeans that are a perfect fit between four friends, splitting for the first time during summer are only connected with a pair of jeans that helps them get through a hard summer. ...moreTitle: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Author: Ann Brashares
Year: 2001
ISBN: 9780385729338
Type: Book and Movie
Genre: Fiction/friendship
Length/Pages: 294pp
Publisher/studio: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Ages: 13- and up
Annotation/Teaser:
Magical Jeans that are a perfect fit between four friends, splitting for the first time during summer are only connected with a pair of jeans that helps them get through a hard summer.
Plot
Lena Kaligaris, Tibby Rollins, Bridget Vreeland, and Carmen Lowell, have been close friends since childbirth, practically sisters. They are about to spend their first summer apart from one another. One of the girls finds a pair of jeans in a thrift store that happened to fit all four even though they have different body shapes. They all believe that the jeans have some sort of magic since the pair of jeans fit all of them. So they decided to make rules about the jeans and the jeans would be shared between one another during the summer. All four girl experience one of the most eventful summers of there lives. Leah meets a boy in Greece who she is forbidden to see due to family rivalries. Carmen finds out that her father is about to re-marry and has an established family. Tibby meets Bailey, a ten year old girl who she befriends. Bridget has her eye on one of the coaches at the camp who she is determined to get. It is their friendship, as well as the jeans, that help them get through the summer.
Review
I always thought that this book was not good but after reading it again I could see what the reader maybe able to take away. The novel captures all four girls feeling and their adventures. I think that book is sending various messages as far as dealing with feelings, family, expressing one self, grief, loss, and acceptance. The author captures the raw emotions of being a teenager, by only using emotions rather than logic. Such as when Carmen feels that her father is leaving her for another family but does not know how to deal with it and express herself. Tibby becomes good friends with a younger girl Bailey but Bailey has Leukemia, her death teaches Libby to be more optimistic in life and grief. Bridget is the first one to have sex and she regrets it after he does not want anything to do with her. Lena falls in love with a Greek boy who her family did not accept. There situations act out the way teens would feel. Before I was just looking at the story such as so what a few friends sharing a pair of pants that fit all of them… so what…. But not I am looking at it in a bigger picture and what I was able to take from each character.
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Dec 06, 2011

Keibi rated it

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When I started reading this book, I thought it would be exactly like the movie. I was wrong. The book was so much better and so much more descriptive than the movie. My favorite part of the book was the ending because it was where they all got back together after their three months apart. They sat around the pants contemplating them and all that they had lived in them that summer. My favorite character is definitely Tibby because she accepted Bailey and she really enjoyed her company, even thoug...more

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Dec 01, 2011

Rachel rated it

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Lena, Carmen, Tibby, and Bridget have spent every summer together since they were born. The four of them are inseparable. They forget when one of them ends and the other begins. They can't stand the thought of living the summer after sophomore year apart from each other. Carmen, the braniac writer, is visiting her dad in South Carolina. Lena, the artist, is spending the summer in Greece with her grandparents. Bridget, the boy-crazy ball of energy, is going off to soccer camp in Mexico. Poor T...more

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Nov 12, 2011

Tamara Taylor rated it

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A delicious book! I gobbled this one down in one sitting. It brought back the exhilaration of being 15, the world is open with so many possibilities while still discovering and moulding your authentic "you". I loved the format Brashares used, alternating between narrative and letters between friends. This book contains heartbreak, joy, romance and friendship. I felt the girls were authentically portrayed: bad decisions, heady lust, bitchiness, tight bonds of friendship, selfishness, ge...more

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Nov 08, 2011

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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, written by Anne Brashares, was an excellent story about a group of four best friends and their struggles to stay in touch throughout the summer when they all go away. However, one pair of “magical” jeans that were bought at a thrift store by Carmen seems to bring them together. Despite how big or how small a girl is the jeans seem to fit everyone. The four main girls in the story include: Carmen, Tibby, Bridget, and Lena. For the entire summer these gir...moreThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, written by Anne Brashares, was an excellent story about a group of four best friends and their struggles to stay in touch throughout the summer when they all go away. However, one pair of “magical” jeans that were bought at a thrift store by Carmen seems to bring them together. Despite how big or how small a girl is the jeans seem to fit everyone. The four main girls in the story include: Carmen, Tibby, Bridget, and Lena. For the entire summer these girls decided to travel the pants amongst all of them so that each girl has their fair share with the jeans. The girls also make sure that to keep up with each other, they send a letter explaining to the girl receiving the pants what they have been doing. Ann Brashares does a good job of keeping you updated with every single girl throughout the book.

I appreciated how Ann was able to capture the struggles each girl had to through during the summer, however, was able to make light of the situation by having the magical pants be a positive light in the girls’ summers. As the faced difficult challenges, they were able to gain a much deeper sense of the importance of friendship, and how much you need to rely on your friends to help you get through tough situations. The author does a great job of capturing the spirit of friendship in the most charming way. I would recommend this book, not only because not only will it make you reflect on your relationships with your friends, it will help you to understand that it is important to keep relationships with the people you love very strong. It is a must read for anyone who is in their teen years. It shows how important it is to have your girlfriends by your side, sticking up for you.

I was captivated by how Ann Brashares was able to create a world where these friends, no matter how different they all were, were able to all come together over a pair of jeans. Only thing I would recommend would be to read the book before watching the movie. For me personally the way Ann writes makes you feel like you’re actually there, living the lives of these four teenagers, which is far better than watching it on your television screen being so unemotionally attached.
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Ann Brashares grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with three brothers and attended a Quaker school in the D.C. area called Sidwell Friends. She studied Philosophy at Barnard College, part of Columbia University in New York City. Expecting to continue studying philosophy in graduate school, Ann took a year off after college to work as an editor, hoping to save money for school. Loving her job, she ne...more

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