Book Review

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
by  Ann Brashares
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0-385-72933-2                            Review by -Courtney Lamar

"Once upon a time there was a pair of pants" begins the fictional story of four best
friends first summer apart and how they stay connected with the magic of the
traveling pants. Lena, the artist, Carma, the confused teen, Tibby, the eccentric,
and Bridget, the jock share their amazing story through this book.

These pants are called the traveling pants because every week, no matter where
the girls are or what they are doing, the ones with the pants sends them to one of
the other girls. With the pants the girls send letters to each other about what events
took place while wearing the pants and what the girls felt when they experience
occurred. The girls all experience love throughout the summer. Falling in love with
various people throughout the world and falling out of love with those people in turn.
They write each other about it all summer and they all help each other get through
tough times by being compassionate and loving towards each other at all times.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares opens up a world of
strength, courage, and friendship and shows what teenage girls really possess on the
inside. Brashares describes the unity of friendship and does a perfect job. I think that
Brashares does an brilliant job of describing every emotion perfectly. When the girls
are nervous about something the reader becomes emotionally involved and hopes that
the girls can get through the situation okay. She shows the bond between friends and
how these ties can keep them together forever.

I loved this book and I recommend this book to any female who has ever had a best
friend. I think that Brashares does an excellent job of describing every emotion flawlessly.
It is a hysterically funny yet amazingly moving book and should be enjoyed for years to come.

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