The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
By Ann Brashares
(Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Paperback, 9780385730587, 336pp.)
Publication Date: March 11, 2003
Other Editions of This Title: eBook, Paperback (June 24, 2008), Boxed Set (April 8, 2008), Compact Disc (May 22, 2007), Compact Disc (May 10, 2005), Mass Market Paperback (April 26, 2005), Mass Market Paperback (May 11, 2004), Hardcover (September 11, 2001), Audio Cassette (September 11, 2001)
Categories: Social Issues - Adolescence, Social Issues - Friendship
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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 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 anything), thinks she looks good in the pants. Over a few bags of cheese puffs they decide to form a sisterhood, and take the vow of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants . . . the next morning, they say good-bye. And now the journey of the pants–and the most memorable summer of their lives–begins.
Ann Brashares lives in New York City with her husband and three young children.
“Funny, perceptive, and moving.”—USA Today
“A complex book about a solid group of friends, with each one a strong and courageous individual in her own right. They form a true sisterhood of acceptance and support, resulting in a believable and inviting world.”—School Library Journal, Starred
“A feel-good novel of substance. . . . Move over, Ya-Ya Sisters.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred
“The loving depiction of enduring and solid friendship will ring true to readers, who will appreciate this recognition of one of life’s most important relationships.”—The Bulletin, Recommended
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