Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares. New York: Delacorte Press, 2001.   What makes these mysterious thrift shop jeans so perfect for friends Carmen, Tibby, Lena and Bridget? Each girl in turn tries to find out as she takes them on vacation with her.

Ages 13-18

Genre: Realistic Fiction - this story has a realistic setting and characters

Appealing aspects of this book – teen girls; peer relationships; teen romance; summer vacation stories

Uses for this book in schools – mystical objects across genres; multiculutral fiction; travel stories; friendship stories; self-esteem stories

Other books by this author:
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood

To learn more about Ann Brashares, read her interview at Powells.com: http://www.powells.com/authors/brashares.html

Recommendations:
Booklist, August 2001
Book Report starred, February 2002
School Library Journal starred, August 2001
Horn Book, November 2001
Publisher's Weekly starred, July 2001
Best Books for Young Adults (ALA), 2002