


Even as the series has a carefree feel, it tackles some of the very important themes in a young girl’s life. Such instances include the last summer before going to high school, first summer in high school, summer before going to college, and one last summer together. Over the course of the series, the girls meet in the summer which serves as a point if reflection of their development and challenges. The book features four protagonists Carmen, Tibby, Lena, and Bridget, who are held together by bonds of friendship developed right from childhood to the end of the series. Initially intended to be a freestanding novel, the popularity of the first novel saw Brashare get back to her desk churning out four more titles, two box sets, an official scrapbook, and a book of letters and notes on the series. The first novel in the series, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, published in 2005, is the series’ most popular novel going on to become a bestseller. During their vacations, they explore their emerging senses of independence, while figuring out how to maintain relationships with their families and each other, and each girl learns a valuable life lesson.Sisterhood of Traveling Pants is a series of Young Adult Fiction novels by popular American author Ann Brashares. Lena ( Alexis Bledel) is shy and quiet, on her way to Greece to visit relatives aspiring documentary-maker Tibby ( Amber Tamblyn) resents being stuck working at a local Wal-Mart-type store golden girl Bridget ( Blake Lively) is dealing with her mom's suicide and distant father as she heads to soccer camp in Mexico and young writer Carmen ( America Ferrera) goes to North Carolina to visit with her long-absent father, Al (Bradley Whitford), who announces he's about to marry Lydia (Nancy Travis), whose two blond teens seem complete opposites of Carmen.

They mail the jeans to one another, along with letters to keep up with what's happening in each other's lives. THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS follows four high school girlfriends who separate for the summer and vow to keep in touch by way of a pair of blue jeans that magically fits all their different body sizes perfectly.
