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__The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants__ Review By: Laura

From the famous book written by Ann Brashares to the movie in theaters, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a high-quality book to read, and see on the television. This book is written in a unique way by having four girls with way different personalities tell their story about their first summer apart from one another since they were born. Every four to five pages the narrator switches to another girl. The author writes this story in a way that makes you feel the characters feelings, and really puts you in their shoes. It also shows how one little object can mean so much. I do suggest this book for any girl looking for a great book to read. As said before, the book is about four different girls that haven't been split up since their birth. They have very little in common, but love to be with one another. Before the end of the school year they asked each other if they were planning to prepare a special activity this summer. They all found out that each one was traveling to another state besides Tibby who was staying home looking for a job. Bridget was leaving for soccer camp in Mexico. Carmen was heading out to see her dad. The farthest away of them all was Lena who was visiting her grandparents in Greece. Upsettingly sitting in Carmen's room Tibby asks for souvenir to remember her for and takes a pair of Carmen's jeans. She tries them on still jokingly (Carmen is chubby, and Tibby is skin and bones.) To her surprise the pants fit her, and she had never looked better in any other item of clothing. They all end up trying them on, with all different body shapes (short, tall, chubby, small) and somehow the pair of ordinary blue jeans fit them all. They all decide (knowing now that these weren't any regular blue jeans) that they will share the pants over the summer and will write one special event that happened while wearing their pants. They leave each other with long good byes. The first with the pants is Lena. When she arrives at her grandparent's town, it makes her feel royal. The town was the most magnificent place she had ever seen. It made her feel special and couldn't wait to see more. Second with the pants was Carmen. Carmen arrived at her fathers with discomfort. As they pulled up to the façade of her dad's new house, instead of an apartment, two cars instead of one, and the reason is for you to find out. Carmen didn't like this place for there was a strange feeling about it. Following Carmen it was Tibby's turn for the magical pants. She had found a job at Wallmans, and her summer was so far boring from one job to the next trying to earn some money for her family. Lastly, Bridget had hold of the mysterious pants. Her camp in Mexico was hot, humid, and she loved the starry sky. There wasn't indoor plumbing, and she enjoyed the surrounding lake. It made her feel comfortable and welcomed. They all loved their place were they spent their summer, or found out things that the area supplied to make them enjoy it. Lena had felt far segregated from all of her friends. She was so far away that even a phone call wouldn't do much for she couldn't talk much for the long distance coast a lot. Back when I was in 3rd grade, I had traveled to Ireland. I wasn't supposed to be on the phone too much too because of the coast. Both Lena and I had found out that a great way to keep in touch with friends that you missed is to write letters. Due to the fact that there are four different girls with four different personalities it is hard not to relate to one of them. Out of the four girls I connect most with Bridget. Bridget is a sporty athletic girl. She gets pleasure from run long distances, and anything that involves audacity. Most of all Bridget enjoys soccer. This makes me like to read mostly about Bridget because I understood her very well. She is a lot like me for she has interests in a variety sports, but, when it comes to soccer, no other sport comes close. The next one in line that reminds me of myself is Lena. I don't have the same interest as her but we both had visited a foreign country over the summer. When we were away both of us had missed our friends in the same way. Every time we both saw an amazing site we would think “man I wish my friends were here.” Lena is a very gentle lady like person, and is very polite; she speaks articulately when her friends need her advice. Lena has a great ability when it comes to art, and it is a hobby that she enjoys, which worked really well for the area that she spent her summer at was gorgeous. Then there's Tibby. Tibby has a small connection with me, for the way she concerned about others. Over the summer she meets a special little girl who has a special need. She takes care of this girl trying to make her life better for it isn't so bright. Tibby is normally gloomy, and upsetting, banal, and superficial. After she meets this young girl who has a harder life than her made her feel sorry. Tibby's personality changes over the summer making her a more superior friend than before. Then lastly there is Carmen who I don't really relate to, but I can see her relating to others really well. Her dad had married her mom then divorced her and moved bringing up a complication. After that he had never been really truthful with Carmen until she had had it. Carmen has a hard time through her life with problems from her parent's divorce. I love the way that the author writes about each person making it easy to connect with. She picks popular personalities so that the readers can connect, making the book even more enjoyable to read. To conclude the introduction for this book I truly do believe it is a book worth reading. For the fact that all the characters are girls I don't think that this book would be a good reader for boys. I strongly recommend this book to any girl that enjoys reading or not, but it is fairly long and a more advance reading so from ages 11 and up would comprehend best. This book really allows you to relate with the character, teaching you how and not how you should react to troubles in your life. This author, Ann Brashares, really know how and what girls our age enjoy reading. I give this book two thumbs up.