The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
- 326
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” is a warm, easy novel about four friends’ first summer apart, told with real affection for them. Written for younger teens, it draws adults back mainly through nostalgia; some of them feel it steps around the hardest subjects it raises, and some notice offhand remarks about race and weight that have dated badly. It is at its best read at the age of its heroines.
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About the book
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a young adult novel by Ann Brashares published in 2001. It follows the adventures of four best friends — Lena Kaligaris, Tibby Rollins, Bridget Vreeland, and Carmen Lowell, who will be spending their first summer apart when a magical pair of jeans comes into their lives, turning their summer upside down. The book was adapted into a film of the same name in 2005. Four sequels to the book have been published, The Second Summer of the Sisterhood; Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood; Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood; and Sisterhood Everlasting.
Reading order · The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Full order & progress →- The Sisterhood of the Traveling PantsThis book
7.47.4 / 10 - The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
–Not ranked yet - Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the SisterhoodGirls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood–Not ranked yet
- Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
7.67.6 / 10 - Sisterhood Everlasting
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 424 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 74% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 7.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.0 | 20 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 404 | 95% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants for?
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 326 pages — shorter than 82% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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