Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Ann Brashares
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Ann Brashares
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Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Author: Ann Brashares

Narrator: Angela Goethals

Unabridged: 6 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/10/2005

Synopsis

“Funny, perceptive, and moving,” raved USA Today of the first  novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares, author of The Here and Now.

Some friends just fit together.
 
Once there was a pair of pants. Just an ordinary pair of jeans. But these pants, the Traveling Pants, went on to do great things. This is the story of the four friends—Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen—who made it possible.
 
 “An outstanding and vivid book that will stay with readers for a long time.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred, Flying Start
 
 “The loving depiction of enduring and solid friendship will ring true to readers.” —The Bulletin, Recommended
 
 “A feel-good novel of substance.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred
 
“Uplifting.” —Seventeen

Pants = love. Love your pals. Love yourself.

About The Author

Ann Brashares is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, The Whole Thing Together, The Here and Now, 3 Willows, The Last Summer (of You & Me), and My Name Is Memory. She lives in New York City with her family. Visit Ann online at AnnBrashares.com and follow @AnnBrashares on Twitter.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Brenna on 2008-08-08 16:40:44

I enjoyed this book and the entire series.

Goodreads review by Namratha on February 18, 2012

A sparkling breath of fresh air, this book captures the spirit of friendship in the most charming and sauciest manner possible. The book is a far cry from the regular breed of YA novels which seem to dwell on the fixed notions that young girls basically fall into two main groups: One, the hatefull......more

Goodreads review by Briynne on September 10, 2007

This is beginning to feel a little too familiar, but here's yet another disapointment from my YA Lit class. First, I should state that I have never liked the whole "girl power" thing. I guess I always felt intelligent/empowered enough as a teenager to not have to rely on books like this to show me h......more

Goodreads review by emma on July 21, 2021

when you hear the words "modern classic," this book is what they're talking about. if you overhear someone at a coffee shop having a pretentious conversation about Murakami, or whatever, and those words appear, ignore all other context and assume they are talking about the middle school-defining chef......more

Goodreads review by Anne on January 02, 2016

Such a beautiful portrayal of love and friendship sisterhood. Seeing this image after reading the book just made me smile so much. Review to come.......more

Goodreads review by Tina on August 18, 2011

A story about 4 teenaged friends who spend their first summer apart. They stay in touch about their experiences through letters and passing around a pair of "magical" pants (jeans.) A pretty easy and enjoyable beach read. There are 3 other books in the series and later on this year there is a fifth......more

Quotes

“Funny, perceptive, and moving.”—USA Today
 
“Uplifting.” —Seventeen

 “An outstanding and vivid book that will stay with readers for a long time.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred, Flying Start

“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

"The pants are just pants, and life is just life, full of joys, sorrows, living, and dying. This is the charm of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Carmen, Lena, Bridget, and Tibby are growing to adulthood, and Brashares accurately portrays one glorious, painful summer in their evolution. 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

"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 

"Each girl's story is distinct and engrossing, told in a brightly contemporary style. Like the Pants, the reader bounces back and forth among the four unfolding adventures, and the melange is spiced with letters and witty quotes. Ann Brashares has here created four captivating characters and seamlessly interwoven their stories for a young adult novel that is fresh and absorbing." --Amazon.com

Awards

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