the sisterhood of the traveling pants book 1

The message is that it was a mistake because she was “too young.” But then, two years later, when she meets the soccer coach again and they fall in love, apparently she is now “old enough” and having sexual relations is acceptable. Bridget falls into a year long depression after seducing her soccer coach and being rejected. Lessons: too vague, too incoherentĪre the consequences of all this sexual misconduct negatively portrayed? Sometimes. Throughout the series, a lot of the plot is concerning who will sleep with who and when? Interesting content for a series that is supposed to be promoting positive teen behavior. Lena, at 18, engages in nude modeling in art school and eventually loses her virginity to a guy she admits to not really loving or seeing marrying. Tibby, at 18, fornicates with her boyfriend and then has a pregnancy scare. In a later book, 18 year old Bridget begins a similar seduction of her married archaeology professor, but at least stops at passionate making out, for what that’s worth. This series is written for a secular audience, so perhaps this is the norm in public schools, but Catholic parents may be startled to learn that this series describes events such as 15 year old Bridget seducing her 19 year old soccer coach. One is female friendship, the other is discovering your sexuality and losing your virginity. There are really two themes in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. I might have forgiven some of this though if I wasn’t so concerned with the amount of sexual content in a tween/teen series. The plot is not well-planned, and the character growth is uneven or inconsistent with some of the characters. Always there for each other, always ready to sacrifice for one another, the parts of this series that focus on their friendship are in fact quite inspiring. Great premise, poor writingīridget, Lena, Tibby, and Carmen share a robust, close friendship. The depiction of strong, healthy female friendship is moving and imitable, but there are definitely concerning aspects of this series Catholic parents need to be tracking. The series premise is that four close friends share a special pair of jeans which help them stay close even when apart. Even some reputable review sites like recommends it for 12+. It’s promoted as a modern classic by many libraries. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is one of those oft-recommended young adult series.

The sisterhood of the traveling pants book 1