January 30, 2005
YA16: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
This is another one of those books that I almost didn't read because it seemed too popular and overdone. I hate when I do that, because I almost always finally break down and read the book and absolutely love it. Had I just given in the first time I saw it, I wouldn't be the last on the planet to figure it out. Oh well.
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Ann Brashares
320 pages
Delacorte Books for Young Readers
September 2001
I loved this! Four best friends, spending their first summer apart, discover a pair of jeans that seem to magically look amazing on all four of their very different body types and use the jeans as a way of keeping in touch and being together even when they have to be apart. They make up a crazy list of rules and mail the jeans to each other all summer long, promising to record the adventures they bring to them. They all learn a lot about themselves and relationships to others over the summer of course (this being YA fiction there's death, divorce, sex, etc.) and really they are just great girls and have a really great friendship going.
Needless to say I checked out the sequel today, am looking forward to the newly released third book, and will definitely be lining up with the 13 year olds girls to go see the movie when it opens (with Amber Tamblyn from Joan of Arcadia as Tibby and Alexis Bledel from Gilmore Girls as Lena and America Ferrera from Real Women have Curves as Carmen -- how cool is that!) Off to check out the official web site...
Posted by Emily at January 30, 2005 09:38 PM