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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: The Complete Collection
LENA, CARMEN, BRIDGET, and Tibby have been through a lot together. But even after traveling across the world to keep these four very different friends connected, the pants remain strong, uncuffed—and remarkably flattering. Relive the magic of the pants with these four novels of strength, heartbreak, love, family, and friendship.
1514 pages, Paperback
First published April 8, 2008
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Ann Brashares
76 books4,969 followersAnn Brashares is an American young adult novelist. She is best known as the author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series.
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February 21, 2008
I don't care how "childish" anyone says these books are. They are great and paint, to a close perfection, the life of high school friendships--later transitioning to college. They're poiniant, captivating, and well written. They make you laugh, they make you cry. It's a beautiful thing.
Confession: I own them all and have read each of them at least twice. Okay, three times.
Confession: I own them all and have read each of them at least twice. Okay, three times.
January 17, 2012
I love these books. It is funny because when you describe the premise of the book it can sound silly. But these books are deeper than that.
January 6, 2025
Read this book for English class if English is your second language. It is funny, quirky, endearing and it is perfect for teenagers who are looking for a book about friendship which lasts through thick and thin.
December 28, 2010
I LOVED these books. Awesome set of characters. I couldn't put them down and love re-reading them. I felt like I saw myself and my friends in the characters.
Want to read
May 7, 2017Spur of the moment buy, although I had bought the Boxed Paperback-set in 2010 for nearly the same (not too high, but not really cheap) price. EBooks should have been cheaper, but whatever.
With my current chaotic reading pattern and a rather high TBR, it might be another 7 years till I read them though. Also, this is not the complete series, there is a fifth book I picked up cheap in 2016 Sisterhood Everlasting and a few additional books, which may be ripp-offs (companion letters, etc.).
Also there was talk about another movie with the same MC's (Amber Tamberlyn!!!)
With my current chaotic reading pattern and a rather high TBR, it might be another 7 years till I read them though. Also, this is not the complete series, there is a fifth book I picked up cheap in 2016 Sisterhood Everlasting and a few additional books, which may be ripp-offs (companion letters, etc.).
Also there was talk about another movie with the same MC's (Amber Tamberlyn!!!)
August 27, 2022
Une aventure hors du commun. Des personnages hors du commun. Je me suis tellement attachée à cette histoire, à ces quatre filles dans lesquelles j’ai pu me reconnaître plus d’une fois.
- premier tome : 3 ⭐️
Le premier tome est très introductif, pas vraiment marquant, mais on ne peux que s’attacher à Lena, Bridget, Carmen et Tibby.
Je l’ai trouvé assez frustrant, dans le sens où l’écriture, le découpage des chapitres, les changements de point de vue, etc. sont très différents de ce dont j’ai l’habitude.
Dans ce premier tome, l’histoire d’amour de Lena trône au centre et attire toute l’attention. Celle de Tibby est plus discrète et pourtant bien plus délicate. Bridget se perd dans sa course pour échapper à la tristesse. Carmen découvre une nouvelle facette d’elle même.
J’ai compris avec ce premier tome que les aventures des quatre filles vont être décrites de manière très réaliste, c’est aussi pourquoi j’ai eu du mal avec ce premier tome, j’ai trop l’habitude des histoires parfaites.
- deuxième tome : 4 ⭐️
Le deuxième tome est meilleur que le premier. Les personnages sont plus développés, plus profonds, le rythme plus dynamique.
J’ai particulièrement adoré Bridget, qui apprend à se reconstruire, à faire face à ce qui lui fait peur. Les étés de Carmen, Tibby et Lena restent « classiques », rien de marquant ou de spécial.
J’ai surtout appris à apprécier ce côté très réaliste, que j’ai fini par absolument adorer.
- troisième tome : 5 ⭐️❤️🔥
C’est le troisième tome qui a complètement changé la donne. Je l’ai dévoré, adoré. Il m’a ému, emporté, fait rire tellement de fois… Chaque été est développé et construit, personne n’est laissé de côté.
J’ai beaucoup aimé Carmen et Win, le fait qu’il lui a permis d’évoluer et de mieux se comprendre. Tibby affronte ses démons, et s’ouvre finalement au monde. On découvre et apprécie mieux ce personnage jusqu’ici laissé dans l’ombre. Bridget revoit Éric, ils se confrontent, s’aiment, se bousculent, mais surtout vont de l’avant ensemble. Et Lena. Oh ma Lena. Chaque portrait peint était du pur bonheur à lire. De la poésie. Je me suis beaucoup reconnue dans ce qu’elle dit et pense. J’ai tellement, tellement aimé ce personnage délicat.
- quatrième tome : 4,5 ⭐️
Et ce quatrième et dernier tome… Il m’a bousculé. Fort.
Les quatre filles partent à l’université. Peut être que le jean n’est plus assez puissant pour les maintenir ensemble ? pour garder liées ces quatre âmes si différentes les unes des autres ?
Dès le début, on comprend que ce dernier tome n’est pas comme les autres. Rien n’est plus pareil. Le personnage de Carmen change complètement, elle se renferme sur elle même, perdant cette vivacité et cette joie haute en couleur qui lui allait si bien. Tibby fait face aux difficultés de la vie adulte, et refuse l’aide de celui qu’elle aime. Bridget, quand à elle, reste fidèle à elle même et l’ombre du premier été plane sur elle. Lena rencontre Léo, ce personnage qui a manqué de profondeur et qui est malheureusement vite oublié.
Le rythme était plus lent, plus monotone, c’est pourquoi je ne l’ai pas autant apprécié que le troisième tome.
Mais très vite, le jean, dans un dernier moment de magie, rassemble ces quatre jeunes femmes égarées. La fin m’a beaucoup émue, je l’ai trouvé très belle et la leçon donnée est magnifique et très touchante.
- note finale : 4 ⭐️
S’il y a quelque chose à retenir de cette saga : le réalisme. Ann Brashares décrit et raconte les choses comme elles sont susceptibles de se passer dans la vraie vie. Si j’ai eu du mal à l’accepter au début, j’ai fini par tout simplement adorer ce côté très terre à terre.
- premier tome : 3 ⭐️
Le premier tome est très introductif, pas vraiment marquant, mais on ne peux que s’attacher à Lena, Bridget, Carmen et Tibby.
Je l’ai trouvé assez frustrant, dans le sens où l’écriture, le découpage des chapitres, les changements de point de vue, etc. sont très différents de ce dont j’ai l’habitude.
Dans ce premier tome, l’histoire d’amour de Lena trône au centre et attire toute l’attention. Celle de Tibby est plus discrète et pourtant bien plus délicate. Bridget se perd dans sa course pour échapper à la tristesse. Carmen découvre une nouvelle facette d’elle même.
J’ai compris avec ce premier tome que les aventures des quatre filles vont être décrites de manière très réaliste, c’est aussi pourquoi j’ai eu du mal avec ce premier tome, j’ai trop l’habitude des histoires parfaites.
- deuxième tome : 4 ⭐️
Le deuxième tome est meilleur que le premier. Les personnages sont plus développés, plus profonds, le rythme plus dynamique.
J’ai particulièrement adoré Bridget, qui apprend à se reconstruire, à faire face à ce qui lui fait peur. Les étés de Carmen, Tibby et Lena restent « classiques », rien de marquant ou de spécial.
J’ai surtout appris à apprécier ce côté très réaliste, que j’ai fini par absolument adorer.
- troisième tome : 5 ⭐️❤️🔥
C’est le troisième tome qui a complètement changé la donne. Je l’ai dévoré, adoré. Il m’a ému, emporté, fait rire tellement de fois… Chaque été est développé et construit, personne n’est laissé de côté.
J’ai beaucoup aimé Carmen et Win, le fait qu’il lui a permis d’évoluer et de mieux se comprendre. Tibby affronte ses démons, et s’ouvre finalement au monde. On découvre et apprécie mieux ce personnage jusqu’ici laissé dans l’ombre. Bridget revoit Éric, ils se confrontent, s’aiment, se bousculent, mais surtout vont de l’avant ensemble. Et Lena. Oh ma Lena. Chaque portrait peint était du pur bonheur à lire. De la poésie. Je me suis beaucoup reconnue dans ce qu’elle dit et pense. J’ai tellement, tellement aimé ce personnage délicat.
- quatrième tome : 4,5 ⭐️
Et ce quatrième et dernier tome… Il m’a bousculé. Fort.
Les quatre filles partent à l’université. Peut être que le jean n’est plus assez puissant pour les maintenir ensemble ? pour garder liées ces quatre âmes si différentes les unes des autres ?
Dès le début, on comprend que ce dernier tome n’est pas comme les autres. Rien n’est plus pareil. Le personnage de Carmen change complètement, elle se renferme sur elle même, perdant cette vivacité et cette joie haute en couleur qui lui allait si bien. Tibby fait face aux difficultés de la vie adulte, et refuse l’aide de celui qu’elle aime. Bridget, quand à elle, reste fidèle à elle même et l’ombre du premier été plane sur elle. Lena rencontre Léo, ce personnage qui a manqué de profondeur et qui est malheureusement vite oublié.
Le rythme était plus lent, plus monotone, c’est pourquoi je ne l’ai pas autant apprécié que le troisième tome.
Mais très vite, le jean, dans un dernier moment de magie, rassemble ces quatre jeunes femmes égarées. La fin m’a beaucoup émue, je l’ai trouvé très belle et la leçon donnée est magnifique et très touchante.
- note finale : 4 ⭐️
S’il y a quelque chose à retenir de cette saga : le réalisme. Ann Brashares décrit et raconte les choses comme elles sont susceptibles de se passer dans la vraie vie. Si j’ai eu du mal à l’accepter au début, j’ai fini par tout simplement adorer ce côté très terre à terre.
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April 25, 2022
J’ai lu les livres en 1 week-end ( défi personnel ). C’était un beau classique d’enfance selon moi. Cette fois-ci j’ai vraiment prit le temps de bien lire et comprendre le sens de ma lecture. Le premier est évidemment mon préféré!!! Pour les autres, j’ai peut-être moins accrochée, mais j’adore tout de même. Parfait pour les jeunes ( ou les plus vieux comme moi ) pour commencer à lire des petits romans. Lecture facile, sans prise de tête 😋🥰
December 17, 2025
À jamais ma saga pref,
J’ai pleuré tellement de fois sur ce livre, je me suis retrouvée dans des persos, c’est vrm mes comforts books, je suis deg un peu de la mort du perso (deso j’ai plus le nom) que j’adorais mais justement ça rajoute à l’aspect tragique de cette saga, non vrm je ferais lire à mes enfants
J’ai pleuré tellement de fois sur ce livre, je me suis retrouvée dans des persos, c’est vrm mes comforts books, je suis deg un peu de la mort du perso (deso j’ai plus le nom) que j’adorais mais justement ça rajoute à l’aspect tragique de cette saga, non vrm je ferais lire à mes enfants
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July 14, 2020
J'ai fini de relire cette saga de mon enfance, que j'ai à nouveau beaucoup aimée. On grandit et on apprend avec les personnages, on vit une fabuleuse histoire de la vie. Bien que j'ai plus ressenti le côté jeunesse, cette saga reste dans mon cœur.
December 22, 2020
I think the second book in the series with my favorite as it really captured well the tension and relationship between a mother and teenage daughter. I like how they reconcile towards the end and how the four of them came to terms with and dealt with their conflict with their mothers
February 5, 2022
This series holds such a special place in my heart and mind and every time I forget it, I pick them back up, and they remind me. It’s such a pure story of friendship and the struggles of growing up. Full of nostalgia and memories.
September 5, 2017
Book one: 5 stars
Book two: 3 stars
Book three: 3 stars
Book four: 3 stars
Book two: 3 stars
Book three: 3 stars
Book four: 3 stars
June 30, 2019
Glad I read these...for future reference regarding them being appropriate for my daughter.
May 19, 2021
Easy and fun reads.
July 8, 2021
4,5 stars
July 31, 2021
ONE OF MY FAVORITES
Read
April 4, 2023DNF, I wasn't in the mood to be with 16-year-olds.
January 16, 2025
CHEF D’ŒUVRE et doudou de mon adolescence….
November 2, 2025
One of my favorite books from my teenage years
October 29, 2018
As this is a collection of four books I will tell my thoughts for each book after I have read it.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
I have just reread the sisterhood of the traveling pants for the I don't know how many times, though the first time in English. I loved the book and had tears in my eyes when I came to the end. I think I have had this reaction every time I have reread it.
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
I have read this book several years ago, and I am pretty sure this is not the first or second time rereading this book. Despite of this I had tears in my eyes and cried several times. I love this book just as much as I did with the previous book. It is a book that makes you think, and feel the same emotions as Tibby, Lena, Bree and Carmen.
Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
As with the two previous books, this is q reread and for ones I did not cry while reading it. I still loved the book and how Carmen, Bree, Tibby and Lena developes, grows up and finds there own way. If you need a pick me up then this is the right book.
Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
This book is as good as the others and round up the rest of the book well. Things happened in the book that needed to happen in order for Tibby, Bee, Lena and Carmen to develope and grow up.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
I have just reread the sisterhood of the traveling pants for the I don't know how many times, though the first time in English. I loved the book and had tears in my eyes when I came to the end. I think I have had this reaction every time I have reread it.
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
I have read this book several years ago, and I am pretty sure this is not the first or second time rereading this book. Despite of this I had tears in my eyes and cried several times. I love this book just as much as I did with the previous book. It is a book that makes you think, and feel the same emotions as Tibby, Lena, Bree and Carmen.
Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
As with the two previous books, this is q reread and for ones I did not cry while reading it. I still loved the book and how Carmen, Bree, Tibby and Lena developes, grows up and finds there own way. If you need a pick me up then this is the right book.
Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
This book is as good as the others and round up the rest of the book well. Things happened in the book that needed to happen in order for Tibby, Bee, Lena and Carmen to develope and grow up.
August 23, 2016
I was surprised by this series because I thought it was for a younger crowd but when nothing was on TV except for the first movie & I enjoyed the movie I thought I would read the book (s) for comparison. I have not seen the second movie b/c I wanted to finish the books first. Yes some deviations that I thought were important occurred BUT it did not bother me as I enjoyed both. Now I see that another book has been done & heard gossip about another movie and I going to read that book next and pray the gossip is true. These books hit hard on some really important subjects and individual personalities. I can see myself in ALL the characters in some way and see lots of my friends in them as well. The adults in these books are not only adults that I knew as a child but as a young adult and now as a middle age adult. I lost my father at a young age and no one talked about it. My mother started dating when I started and I was angry & confused because she was supposed to be helping me navigate the waters of feelings, hormones, etc. I could go on and on so that is why I believe every girl, young woman, woman, and any other age group whether you have kids or not, if your single or not, and so on should read this book! Excellent on many, many levels--Thank You for writing this book with honesty!!!!
2016: read it again at a time when I was starting what I thought was a good friendship & this series of books helped me. though I am inmy 50's it all applies just change a few things. that's what makes these books so great is that it can help when you are young to see how you can develop bonds & have friendships that stand the test of time. it also shows how other friends enter the picture from.college, classes, jobs and such but if you don't nurture the core friendships you could.lose them. I needed this book because it put this new friendship I to.perspective and it showed me that this new person was not on the same page and that my true friends were the ones who stayed with me in the end. great series.
8/22/16:
Finished the entire series for the second time. I really enjoyed it not times though some things are way out there but it is a book, fiction. I wish a book like this had existed when u was younger to have some point of reference on relationships rather than self help books that don't help anyone. the characters felt real & I went through the stages of innocence but unlike books with great endings life sometimes writes a different story. Highly recommended & who knows maybe I will read it again.
2016: read it again at a time when I was starting what I thought was a good friendship & this series of books helped me. though I am inmy 50's it all applies just change a few things. that's what makes these books so great is that it can help when you are young to see how you can develop bonds & have friendships that stand the test of time. it also shows how other friends enter the picture from.college, classes, jobs and such but if you don't nurture the core friendships you could.lose them. I needed this book because it put this new friendship I to.perspective and it showed me that this new person was not on the same page and that my true friends were the ones who stayed with me in the end. great series.
8/22/16:
Finished the entire series for the second time. I really enjoyed it not times though some things are way out there but it is a book, fiction. I wish a book like this had existed when u was younger to have some point of reference on relationships rather than self help books that don't help anyone. the characters felt real & I went through the stages of innocence but unlike books with great endings life sometimes writes a different story. Highly recommended & who knows maybe I will read it again.
August 7, 2025
Cute story, but the fat shaming went super overboard. Like even in the first paragraph. Can’t believe this book was for teenage girls in the 90s and 2000s.
October 3, 2020
Cette série n'est pas un chef d'œuvre littéraire mais c'est un vrai rayon de soleil. C'est ludique à lire et ça met de bonne humeur !
Le fait que ce soit un roman à 4 voix rend le livre très vivant. Chaque personnage à son propre univers, sa propre façon de voir les choses.
C'est aussi ça qui fait que les 4 tome se lisent aussi facilement ! Ce n'est ni lassant, ni répétitif.
L'histoire est longue mais on ne tourne pas en rond et il y a de nouveaux personnages secondaires à chaque tomes donc c'est vraiment super bien !
" On peut toujours rêver de ce dont on a envie, mais il faut travailler pour avoir ce dont on a besoin."
" Elle était triste que des gens qui avaient tout perdu puissent encore l'aimer alors qu'elle, qui n'avait rien perdu du tout en était incapable."
" C'est vraiment idiot le désir. On désire ce qu'on n'a pas et, une fois qu'on l'obtient, on n'en veut plus."
" Rien n'avait changé, aujourd'hui comme hier, pour braver le courant, nous nous tenions la main"
Le fait que ce soit un roman à 4 voix rend le livre très vivant. Chaque personnage à son propre univers, sa propre façon de voir les choses.
C'est aussi ça qui fait que les 4 tome se lisent aussi facilement ! Ce n'est ni lassant, ni répétitif.
L'histoire est longue mais on ne tourne pas en rond et il y a de nouveaux personnages secondaires à chaque tomes donc c'est vraiment super bien !
" On peut toujours rêver de ce dont on a envie, mais il faut travailler pour avoir ce dont on a besoin."
" Elle était triste que des gens qui avaient tout perdu puissent encore l'aimer alors qu'elle, qui n'avait rien perdu du tout en était incapable."
" C'est vraiment idiot le désir. On désire ce qu'on n'a pas et, une fois qu'on l'obtient, on n'en veut plus."
" Rien n'avait changé, aujourd'hui comme hier, pour braver le courant, nous nous tenions la main"
August 20, 2012
If I were to have to choose a favourite author it would be Ann Brashares because of this series. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a series that every girl of any age needs to read at least twice in her life. Its about love and friendship and life and loss and heartbreak and putting the pieces back together. I read the first book when I was 10 and I loved it, but I stopped before book 2. Now years later I read the back of Sisterhood Everlasting and I felt this incontrollable need to read them again and it was like coming home.
The writing alone was so incredible because I got so involved in the stories it was like I was experiencing ever single thing that the girls were going through.
Read this series, you won't regret it, in fact it might be one of the best choices you can make.
Pants=Love
The writing alone was so incredible because I got so involved in the stories it was like I was experiencing ever single thing that the girls were going through.
Read this series, you won't regret it, in fact it might be one of the best choices you can make.
Pants=Love
Currently reading
June 2, 2008338pgs.- This book "Girls in the Pants" by Ann Brashares is about four girls. These girls are known has Briget, Lena, Carmen and Tibby they are graduating high school and moving right into summer preping for college accept Briget shes going to soccer camp. And all threw this Briget runs into her crush from two yrs ago assiant coach "Eric" and Carmen finds out her mom is pregant ( five months along) but she is upset due to the fact she had to find out herself her mom tell her she was pregant. Then Tibby ends up with her new boyfriend "Brian" and Lenny is confused as always about either "Kostos" or everything in life. I liked this book it was exciting and kind of suspenceful you never now what will happen next. -Zazzi Lopez FINISHED 800PGS./=)
August 21, 2011
Quatre filles très fortement liées depuis leur naissance vont, pour la première fois, passer leur été séparément. Avant de partir, elles vont faire un genre de pacte autour d'un jean magique, qui sera leur lien pendant l'été, et elles devront se le partager à tour de rôle.
Les quatre filles, Carmen, Tibby, Lena et Bridget sont vraiment différentes les unes des autres, de part leur caractère, leur passé, leur situation familiale... Chacune va passer un été différent, mais elles vont toutes vivre des moments importants, qu'ils soient tristes, émouvants ou joyeux, et qui vont forcément les marquer à vie.
La suite de mon avis sur les tomes 1 à 4 ici : http://cho0kette.blogspot.com/2011/08...
Les quatre filles, Carmen, Tibby, Lena et Bridget sont vraiment différentes les unes des autres, de part leur caractère, leur passé, leur situation familiale... Chacune va passer un été différent, mais elles vont toutes vivre des moments importants, qu'ils soient tristes, émouvants ou joyeux, et qui vont forcément les marquer à vie.
La suite de mon avis sur les tomes 1 à 4 ici : http://cho0kette.blogspot.com/2011/08...
December 6, 2011
I started reading these books while I was on vacation in the DR because I wanted a story I knew and wouldn't need to put much thought into while I was relaxing.
Having seen the movies first, I knew how the stories that would unfold and yet I was still interested in reading each of the novels in the series because they were different enough from the movie to keep my interest.
I enjoyed how with each book you saw the characters grow. Brashares does a very good job at reflecting the growth in maturity of the characters but also the realities of growing up and growing apart.
All in all it was a fun guilty pleasure to read.
Having seen the movies first, I knew how the stories that would unfold and yet I was still interested in reading each of the novels in the series because they were different enough from the movie to keep my interest.
I enjoyed how with each book you saw the characters grow. Brashares does a very good job at reflecting the growth in maturity of the characters but also the realities of growing up and growing apart.
All in all it was a fun guilty pleasure to read.
September 21, 2009
These books were fun reads and definitely reminded me of how it as to be a teen and all the drama. The friendships were touching and I could relate to each of the characters in different ways, but I could have done without the repetitive emphasis on teen sex. In a couple instances, I felt the author did the subject a little bit of justice because the characters endured the heartbreak, uncertainty, etc. that inevitably results, but in the end, the subject was just treated too casually. And by the last book, I was more annoyed than entranced with the Lena/Kostos up/down romance.
March 24, 2015
These books are very easy to relate to and all hold a deeper meaning. Reading the back cover, you would expect a light, fluffy read, but for me it was more than that.
I relate to each character in a different way.
Lena: We are both reflective, artistic beings.
Bridget: I often crash emotionally as she does and our minds work similarly.
Carmen: I know what it's like to feel replaced within your family, my dad didn't get engaged but not tell me, he got married and had a stepson my age and I was only 11 and it SUCKED.
Tibby: Neither of us conform.
I relate to each character in a different way.
Lena: We are both reflective, artistic beings.
Bridget: I often crash emotionally as she does and our minds work similarly.
Carmen: I know what it's like to feel replaced within your family, my dad didn't get engaged but not tell me, he got married and had a stepson my age and I was only 11 and it SUCKED.
Tibby: Neither of us conform.
June 5, 2008
I really liked these even though they are teen romance novels. Basic plot is that they believe a pair of jeans magically helps them in their lives, whether to learn tough lessons about being unselfish to being more responsible. It really is a fun set of books to read, and they do make a good point (though not as conservative as I am) about not having teenage sex. The characters are also very real in many respects. Fun, Fun, Fun.
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