The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Series
Author: Ann Brashares
Book 1 in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series
Pages: 294
Published: 2001
Age: 13+
Four very different friends. One pair of magical pants. And a summer apart . . .
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.
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 your nostril while really kind of picking.
6. Upon our reunion, you must follow the proper procedures for documenting your time in the Pants.
7. You must write to your Sisters throughout the summer, no matter how much fun you are having without them.
8. You must pass the Pants along to your Sister according to the specifications set down by the Sisterhood. Failures to comply will result in a sever spanking upon our reunion.
9. You must not wear the Pants with a tucked-in shirt and belt. See rule #2.
10. Remember: Pants = Love. Love your pals. Love yourself.
Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Children's Literature (2002); YALSA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults (2002); Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Preis der Jugendjury (2003); South Carolina Book Award Nominee for Young Adult Book Award (2004); Sequoyah Book Award (2004); Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award for Senior (2004); Iowa Teen Award (2004); Abraham Lincoln Award Nominee (2007)
About the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants(2001)
- 2.The Second Summer of the Sisterhood(2003)
- 3.Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood(2005)
- 4.Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood(2007)
- 5.Sisterhood Everlasting(2011)
Reading age: 13+ years
This series should be read in order.
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 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 then the journey of the pants—and the most memorable summer of their lives—begins.