Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants By: Ann Brashares

Annotation:

The story of four best friends, an amazing summer, and one magical pair of pants

Book Talk:

Have you ever had a piece of clothing that was really special to you? It felt like things just ‘happened’ when you wore it? It made you feel lucky? For Carmen, Lena, Bridget and Tibby it’s one magical pair of jeans that magically fits all four of their different figures. As the four friends spend the summer apart they exchange their stories which each passing of the pants.
Through these traveling pants the girls keep in touch from soccer camp, home, South Carolina and even Greece. The pants see forbidden love, embarrassing moments, triumphs, failures, and new friendships. It is with these pants the girls keep their friendship and the magic flowing, until they are united again.

Awards:

ALA Best Books for Young Adults
Indiana Young Hoosier Award
Iowa Teen Book Award
Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award
Rhode Island Children's Book Award
Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List
Washington Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award
Missouri Gateway Readers Award
Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award
Book Sense Book of the Year
Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List
Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award


Brashares, Ann. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. New York: Delacorte Press, 2001.
Book cover credit: http://www.nassaulibrary.org/YABookLog/2011/09/sisterhood-of-t.html