

It’s not about the past, it’s about now.Ħ. The book is very recent but they don’t name a year in the book. At the and of the book they reunite and are all back in Washington D.C.ĥ. Lena stays in Greece with her grandparents, Bridget stays at a soccer camp in Loreto and Carmen goes to south Carolina to her father. The book takes place at several locations. The main theme of the book is friendship, because that’s what it is all about in this book.īut other themes that come forward in this book are death and love.Ĥ. Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings.Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship.Series: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Ann Brashares has here created four captivating characters and seamlessly interwoven their stories for a young adult novel that is fresh and absorbing." Product Details


Like the Pants, the reader bounces back and forth among the four unfolding adventures, and the melange is spiced with letters and witty quotes. "Each girl's story is distinct and engrossing, told in a brightly contemporary style. "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was enjoyable and meaningful at the same time, and that's sometimes a hard thing to find in YA literature." - VOYA

Young teens will identify with one, or even all four, of these interesting, funny young women, and they'll be on the lookout for their own pair of traveling pants." - Booklist Carmen, Lena, Bridget, and Tibby are growing to adulthood, and Brashares accurately portrays one glorious, painful summer in their evolution. This is the charm of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. "The pants are just pants, and life is just life, full of joys, sorrows, living, and dying. “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 Move over, Ya-Ya Sisters.”- Kirkus Reviews, Starred They form a true sisterhood of acceptance and support, resulting in a believable and inviting world.”- School Library Journal, Starred “A complex book about a solid group of friends, with each one a strong and courageous individual in her own right. “An outstanding and vivid book that will stay with readers for a long time.” - Publishers Weekly, Starred, Flying Start “Funny, perceptive, and moving.”- USA Today
