The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

So doing this for school has officially ended but I don’t think I’m going to let go of this blog or reading YA. With school out I wanted to decompress with some more reading. I chose this one as I had seen the movie last year but never read the book.

 Plot summary:
Four girls born in the same month whose Mom’s were friends are spending their first summer apart. As they prepare to depart on their first individual adventures they find a pair of pants which magically fit them all. Unlike the film this is not done at the store but in Carmen’s room. You follow each of the girls through new and exciting/horrifying/embarasing situations. 

Evaluation:
I sort of enjoyed this movie just because of the actresses but as always the book is so much better. The plots are explored more deeply and the characters are more real. I felt that Carmen and Tibby’s stories were well portrayed in the film but not the other ones. I liked this book but didn’t love it. It was a fun summer read and at 15 on the beach I’m sure it would have been fabulous. I guess I’m getting old as I wanted to know more about the Mom’s as well as the daughters.

Score:    Quality – 3/5     Popularity  – 4/5