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Summary: I really loved this book
Review: I really loved this book. My friend had read it so I thought I'd give it a try. Well I did and I loved it! It's about these four girls. Lena's the pretty,keep to herself kind of girl, Carmen,nicknamed Carmen "Carmeena" is the rebel of the group, Tibby's basically the outgoing one who is "not a people person", and Bridget's the athlete who won't take no for an answer. Carmen and Lena are shopping at a thrift store when Carmen buys a pair of pants-baggy,faded jeans, nothing really specail about them. Teh day before they all depart for the summer, they decide that they're going to share the "traveling" pants. Lena takes them with her to visit her grandparents in Greece,Tibby gets them next,working home at Wallman's where she meets a girl named Bailey, who's basically a young Tibby, who's ill with leukimia,Carmen's leaving home to stay with her father , and Bridget brings them to soccer camp, where the pants bring her good luck each game. But Bridget really wants them to spark a relationship with Eric, one of the coaches, who Bridget wants to go out with.
this book is probably for girls ages twelve and up.That is the age apropriate level. This book is definitely girly-girl,so it's not the best book for book talks if your audience is made up of a lot of boys.
Hope you enjoy!
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Summary: A GREAT BOOK FOR TEENS
Review: MY FRIENDS AND I ALL READ THIS BOOK AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME AND LOVED IT. THE STORY IS ABOUT FOUR TEENAGE GIRLS WHO ARE BEST FRIENDS. THEY ARE ALL GOING TO DIFFRENT PLACES THIS SUMMER AND ARE PACKING UP WHEN THEY FIND THESE OLD PANTS. FINDING THAT THESE THRIFT SHOP DROPOFFS FIT EVERY ONE OF THEIR VERY DIFFRENT BODIES PERFECTLY, THEY VOW TO SEND THE PANTS TO EACH OTHER WITH A LETTER ABOUT THEIR SUMMER. HERE IS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EACH OF THE FOUR STORIES.
CARMEN: GOING TO SEE HER DAD, CARMEN PACKS UP WITH A PERFECT PICTURE OF DAD AND THEIR SUMMER. BUT THAT CHANGES WHEN HER DAD TELLS HER A SPECIAL SUPRISE... HE'S MARRIED!!!!
LENA: GOING TO SEE HER GRANDPARENTS IN GREECE, SHE IS SET UP WITH KOSTOS, THE NICE YOUNG GREEK BOY. BUT THAT ALL CHANGES WITH A HUGE MISUNDERSTANDING IN A OLIVE GROVE.
TIBBY:A YOUNG INSPIRING "FILM DIRECTOR" STUCK AT HER SUMMER JOB. BUT WHEN SHE MEETS A YOUNG GIRL, HER VIEW OF THE WORLD CHANGES.
BRIDGET: A HEADSTRONG ATHLETE GOING TO A SOCCER CAMP, BRIDGET FINDS HERSELF HEAD OVER HEELS FOR HER CONSELER. UNABLE TO CONTAIN HERSELF, SHE GOES A LITTLE TOO FAR.THIS BOOK IS A GREAT READ FOR GIRLS 13 AND UP. FILLED WITH ROMANCE, FEAR, AND BEST FRIENDS IT IS A GREAT SUMMER READ
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Summary: I could read this over and over
Review: When I first saw the title, I thought it was the lamest book ever. But I read the back, and decided to give it a try and LOVED it. You immediatly love all the characters, they're all different. And not just all perfect miss populars and high school stars, but real life characters. And its so touching how close they all are. Each one of them are going somewhere exciting (ok, maybe not Tibby, but oh well) and the story never gets boring with all the different plots and story lines. But it isn't at all confusing. It so fun reading about Bridget in tropical Baja, and Lena in a traditional Greek village (they made me so jealous, even though I've traveled quite a bit). I also loved the quotes in the book from all different kinds of people. Some were funny, some touching and inspiring. One thing I am SO glad Ann Brashares didn't do, is make the pants some spell casting, magic pants. That would have made it all cheesy. The pants are really just a way of connecting it all, and giving the girls confidence. There are plenty of sad and depressing-ish parts, too though. I lent this book to a friend, and she can't stop thanking me, she loves it so much. Every girl should read this book sometime in their life.
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Summary: Cute
Review: Meet Tibby, Bridget, Lena, and Carmen. Four 15-year-olds, all born in September, best friends for life. Meet the magical, traveling pants that the girls share over their first summer apart, shipping the pants from DC to Greece to Baja California to South Carolina. Together, these five characters are the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Ann Brashares tells an engaging story, as she skillfully weaves the tales of the four girls (plus pants) together. She's created characters you care about and surely ones that teens will identify with. The four girls all learn life lessons over the summer: Tibby learns the value of life from an unlikely friend struggling with leukemia; Carmen learns to accept herself and be honest about her feelings with her soon-to-be remarried Dad; Bridget learns that boys can't fill the hunger in her heart, and Lena finds the courage to love. As for the pants, well, who hasn't owned a perfect pair of blue jeans that fit as though they were made with only you in mind? That's the magic of these pants: they fit all the girls perfectly and look fabulous. Any girl knows immediately that these are indeed magic pants. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is great for light beach reading or finding out what the young adult market reads. Brashares has a good thing going: she's already published the second installment, and with main characters this young and a strong market for chick lit, we could see more from Tibby, Bridget, Lena, and Carmen. Long live the Sisterhood. And please send the pants to San Diego. I need them to help me find a job.
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Summary: GREAT BOOK! :) must-read for teen girls
Review: 'the sisterhood of the traveling pants' is a great book that deals with friendships, love, death, and other teenage issues. the story follows 4 15-going-on-16 year old girls who have been friends forever. lena, tibby, bridget, and carmen have never been apart from each other in the summer except for this summer. lena's going to greece to meet her grandparents, tibby's stuck at home working a minimum wage job, carmen's going to visit her dad, and bridget's off to soccer camp. carmen finds a pair of pants at a thrift shop that surprisingly fits all the girls & makes them look good. they agree to mail each other the pants throughout the summer to maintain contact and share adventures. and oh, what adventures there are!
tibby befriends a little girl with leukemia [sp?], lena's grandmother tries to set her up with a boy named kostos, bridget falls madly in love with an older soccer coach eric, and carmen goes to visit her dad only to find out he's engaged. this story has a lot of humour, yet addresses important issues.
4 stars because i found some of the story line slightly inappropriate for 15-year-olds. recommended for 13+.
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Summary: PANTS
Review: I loved the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants! It brought together four totally different people with through common thread: a pair of jeans. Lena, Tibby, Carmen, and Bridget were best friends who were going to spend their first summer apart. They decide to send the pants to each other to help them keep in touch. During the summer each girl changes and learns a little bit more about herself. Lena travels to Greece with her little sister Effie to visit her grandparents. Lena, the natural beauty, learns not to make assumptions and learns how to open her heart up to others. The once enclosed and secretive girl finally gives Kostos (a boy madly in love with her) a chance, and it turns out that she loves him too. Next, Carmen goes to visit her father, whom she has not seen since his divorce with her mother. Carmen gives up her selfishness and her old idea of her father, a hip thirty-year old living in an awesome bachelor pad with his buddies. She finally gets used to the idea of his new family, and even attends the wedding. She learn to be more patient and understanding of other people's needs. Bridget attends soccer camp for the summer. She learns to stop pushing to get what she wants (her soccer coach), and let others get a chance to be the best. Bridget stops showing off, and begins to be more patient. Tibby is stuck at home for the summer. Tibby learns to love a stranger. She gives up her summer to help a girl dying of cancer, even though she was annoyed with her in the beginning. In the end, she finally realizes how precious life and time on her is. Overall this book shows that true friendship never ends, and that people can always change for the better. It shows what true love is really about. I loved reading every word of the book, and cannot wait until I get a chance to read the second and third books of the series. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a feel-good book, especially teenage girls.
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Summary: Highly recommended for teenage girls
Review: I would recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure, but mainly for teenage girls. In this novel, four friends that have spent every summer together since they were born are going their separate ways this summer. Lena is going to Greece, Bridget is going to Baja, Carmen is going to South Carolina and last but not least there's Tibby who is staying at home in Washington D.C. Each girl had a summer compacted with excitement, Bridget and Lena fall in love, Carmen runs away and Tibby meets an amazing girl Bailey who was diagnosed with cancer. Each story will keep you on your toes always wanting more. If your looking for a book that seems impossible to set down, this would be a great read for you.
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Summary: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Review: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is by Ann Brashares. This particular book is about for teenage girls, that grew up together and all are summer babies. Their mother all went to lamaues classes together. Then they would take their daughers to the park to play in the sand box while the mother talked about the week. Every summer they would play and they were all so close and then one summer when they were teenagers and in highschool thay all parted. This is where the Traveling Pants comes in. Briget whoes mother passed away when she was very young went to Baja California to play soccer and to find romance. Then there is Tibby, who works at Wallmens, for a summer job. While Tibby is working there she meets a girl named Baily, who has leukemia. Tibby stays with Baily through her and her parents diffcult times. Then there is Carmen, who was hopeing to spend the whole summer with her dad. When she arrived she found that he had a family that he was going to marry at the end of the summer. His fiance's name is Lydia and she has two children Paul, whoes just a little bit older then Carmen and, Katherine. Carmen can't believe that her dad didn't tell her and what's even more bazaar to her is that Lydia calls him Al. No one has done that in ages. Then there is Lena, who is away in Greece, visiting with her sister, her grandparents. On her adventure she meets Kostos, who her grandmother has to tried to get her and Kostos together but it's never worked. To find out who Briget hookes up with, or what happens to Carmen at her dad's, or what happens to Tibby and Baily, or even what happens to Lena and Kostos read The Sisterhood and the Traveling Pants By Ann Brashares.
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Summary: the first summer of love
Review: this book is so much fun i dont even know how to start. If you're into an easy read and want to know how the first summer that four freinds will be separated will turn out, then read this. If you want to know how a pair of jeans will stirr up some magic than read this. And if you're going to be bored out of your mind on an airplane going somewhere then read this!!
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Summary: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Review: Four friends are getting ready to go on a trip. They are all talking about how exciting and fun it is going to be, when one of the girlsfound a pair of jeans in her closet. She said that they had looked about her friend's size. She made her friend try on the pants and to their suprise they had fit her perfectly. She had the younger one, who was about the same size try them on too, and they fit! They were all getting suspicious. So they had the biggest girl try them on because they knew they wouldnt fit, but to their suprise they did. They had decided that on every trip that they took each one would bring the pants with her, and write what they had done in them on the jeans. One time one of the girls fell in love in those jeans. Another had met a really cute guy . This story revolves around friends getting along and sharing a special bond between each other. I think that many young readers and adults would enjoy reading this book, because when you're young you may think it's very cool to share a special bond like they did.
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