8. The girls held a
meeting at
Gilda’s, where their
…
mothers met years ago
9. They made a promise to
send the Pants to one
another during the
summer
10. 1. You must never wash the Pants
2. You must never double-cuff the Pants. It’s tacky. There will never be
a time when this will not be tacky
3. You must never say the word “phat” while wearing the Pants. You
must also never think “I am fat” while wearing the Pants
4. You must never let a boy take off the Pants
5. You must not pick your nose while wearing the Pants. You
may, however, scratch casually at your nostril while really kind of
picking our reunion, you must follow the proper procedures for
6. Upon
documenting your time in the Pants
7. You must write to your Sisters throughout the summer, no matter
how much fun you are having without them.
8. You must pass the Pants along to your Sisters according to the
specifications set down by the Sisterhood. Failure to comply will
result in a severe spanking upon our reunion
9. You must not wear the Pants with a tucked-in shirt and belt. See
rule #2.
10. Remember: Pants= love. Love your pals. Love yourself.
13. Lena stays with her
Grandparents and sister in
Greece, and has the Pants first
14. Tibby is home working at
Wallman’s and on a documentary
“She’d decided the morning after the
vow of the Pants that she was going to
record her summer of discontent in a
movie- a suckumentary, a pastiche of
lameness” (43).
15.
16. In Greece, Lena meets her
grandparents family
friend, Kostos
17. Away at soccer camp,
Bridget has a crush on
her off-limits coach,
Eric
19. Carmen, discovers her dad has
a new life with a whole new
family. She feels invisible and
as a “true” guest
“Even in the Pants she was
invisible and mute” (179).
20. Tibby becomes friends with
Bailey who has leukemia which
ends tragically
“’I am alive, and she is dead. I have to
try to make my life bid. As big as I can.
I promised Bailey…’”(288).
21. Lena tries to fall in love
with Kostos
“…She was sad that people like
Bee and kostos, who had lost
everything, were still open to
love, and she, who’d lost nothing,
was not” (221).
23. Bridget is let down when
Eric won’t give in
“’If I could meet you again, at a
different time under different
circumstances, I could let myself
worship you the way you deserve.
But I can’t now’” (265).
24. The girls return
home sooner then
planned after a their
summers did not go
as planned…
25. The girls make peace and do
what’s right and attend
Carmen’s fathers wedding as
a Sisterhood.
28. Ann Brashares
• 7 books
• Traveling Pants series made into
films
• Born in Alexandria, Virginia
• Attended Bernard College, and
worked as an editor
• Powell’s Book
29. Reviews:
• “An outstanding and vivid book” –
Publishers weekly
• “Debut novelist Brashares renders each
girl individual and lovable in her own right,
emphasizing growing up without growing
apart”-Krikus Reviews
• “[Sisterhood] is a complex book about a
solid group of friends, with each one a
strong and courageous individual in her
own right. They form a true sisterhood of
acceptance and support, resulting in a
believable and inviting world”- School
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