Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

"Funny, perceptive, and moving" -USA Today



  • Author: Ann Brashares
  • Age Range: 12 and up
  • Grade Level: 7 and up
  • Lexile Measure: 600
  • Series: Sisterhood 
  • Pages: 320
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  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385729332
  • ISBN-13: 9780385729338
  •  Book Review: Horn Book Magazine (November/December, 2001)
Four teenagers-best friends since babyhood-have different destinations for the summer and are distressed about disbanding. When they find a pair of "magic pants"-secondhand jeans that fit each girl perfectly, despite their different body types-they take a solemn vow that the Pants "will travel to all the places we're going, and they will keep us together when we are apart." Rules for how to pass the Pants among them are devised, along with a list of general usage rules ("You must never say the word 'phat' while wearing the pants. You must also never think 'I am fat' while wearing the pants"). Sources for the quotes separating chapters range from Tolkien to Seinfeld; a quote from Winston Churchill states the book's theme: "You will make all kinds of mistakes: but as long as you are generous and true and also fierce you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her." The girls make some big mistakes in the Pants, but wrongs are eventually righted, and the friends learn some life lessons: look beyond appearances, be honest about feelings, have some self-control, and have the courage to love. This first novel has the same foolproof formula as bestseller adult books about intense lifelong friendships (i.e., Rebecca Wells's Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood). A posse of loyal girlfriends has enormous appeal; add in the dream-come-true perfect pair of jeans and you can't lose. Good friends, like good pants, should make you feel fabulous; Brasheres takes the two and creates a breezy feel-good book

Literary Awards
Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Children's Literature (2002), South Carolina Book Award Nominee for Young Adult Book Award (2004), Sequoyah Book Award (2004), Evergreen Teen Book Award (2004), Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award for Senior (2004) Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Preis der Jugendjury (2003), Iowa Teen Award (2004), Abraham Lincoln Award Nominee (2007)


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Rating: PG
Length: 119 Minutes
Reviewed By:Stephanie

The movie is based on the young adult book, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, by Anne Brashares. As four best friends spend their first summer apart from one another, they share a magical pair of jeans. Despite being of various shapes and sizes, each one of them fits perfectly into the pants. To keep in touch they pass these pants to each other as well as the adventures they are going through while apart.


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