Saturday, March 31, 2012

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares





The Locale: Cassie and Susan's

The Book:  Carmen, Lena, Bridget and Tibby are very close friends who spend all their time with each other.  But this summer, Carmen's visiting her father in South Carolina, Lena's visiting her grandparents in Greece, Bridget's going to a summer camp on Baja California, and Tibby's working at the Wallman's back home.  So when they find a pair of pants that magically fits all four girls right before they depart, it must be fate...right?  Will the faded denim of the Pants be strong enough to keep the Sisterhood together?

The Fun: First, Susan S. explained the new blog features to the members of the book club.  Then, the girls discussed their thoughts about the book.  Later, the girls performed a relay,  They kicked a soccer ball up a hill to represent Bridget, played tennis with Cassie to represent Carmen, and buried a Mimi to represent Tibby.  Afterwards, the movie adaptation of the novel was shown.

The Vote: It was Megan's turn to bring up books.  Although she and Dawn were unable to make it to the meeting, they emailed in Megan's choices.  The choices were:
  • The Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley
  • The Name of this Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch
  • Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver

The winner was The Name of this Book is Secret.

Who Presents Next: Kate and Brenda
Up Next: The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick at Odessa and AiYing's on April 28th