Brashares, A. (2003). The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Delacourte Books for Young Readers.
5 out of 5 stars
Age range12 and up
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was just one of the many books I read for my seminar on Chick Lit. It was one of my favourites though. This is, as everone probably knows, the story of four friends and a pair of magic pants. These mystical pants manage to fit every one of the girls despite radically different bodies. The girls spend their first summer ever away from each other and vow to pass on the pants throuout the summer to one and other. The pants have rules; one of which is that they never be washed. So the girls share their experiences of the summer using the magic pants to convey a bit of themselves to each other.
The characters in this book were quite sympathetic. They were funny and warm and crazy from time to time. I know the publishers of this story are a marketing company but the story is endearing regardless. This story is probably so popular because the characters could be anyone’s friends. People can relate to them and see their own dramas and problems that they have or did have as a teenager. One of my favourite things about this book is the rules that go with the pants. Hilarious.
Kate 
