Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Ann Brashares. 2001. Delacorte Press
Annotation: A group of 4 friends are all separated for the summer, but pass along messages and take turns wearing a pair of pants that they all fit into.
Justification for Nomination: I found this heartwarming story to be filled with many lessons in life and great topics for teen girls to read about. It provides a separate coming-of -age tale for each of the girls as the group of friends gets separated and they must grow on their own for the summer. This is the first time they are really apart as they have all been together since they were babies. They each must go their seperate ways, one goes to Europe, one to soccer camp, etc. They stay in touch by passing along a special/magic pair of pants and a letter along with it as they share their stories. I found it very enjoyable to read and very touching as the author does a great job of portraying each character as they go through struggles and joys. The book was very readable and especially believable as each character deals with real issues and emotions that the reader can identify with.
Genre: Coming of Age, YA Fiction
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