By Ann Brashares
Summer is here, and this young adult book (one of my favorites from my years as a YA librarian) is a fun read for teens.
With school out for the summer, four best friends are heading in different directions, the first time the 15-years-olds have been apart. Lena is heading to her grandparents' home in Greece, Bridget was going off to a sports camp in Baja California, Carmen would stay with her dad in SC, and Tibby was remaining at home and making a documentary film about her summer job. Browsing in a 2nd-hand shop, the teens find a pair of jeans that, surprisingly, fits each girl perfectly. They decide to buy the jeans and send them around to each one of them to wear for a few weeks as a way to stay connected, and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is born. As it turns out, each one goes through a difficult experience - whether relating to a boy or to family members - but each grows from her experience. This is an affirming, clean, entertaining and funny book - one of the best YA novels yet! Three follow-up novels have been published, as well as a film.
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