Lets go, green, purple, orange and yellow book covers! LET US GO.

The first time I was introduced to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares was when my sister returned from a trip she took to the maritime provinces. As my family and I crowded around all the stuff she brought home, I was drawn to the book with the green cover. At this point in my life, I was already a Book Nerd. I had a library card, and I knew how to use it. My sister on the other hand, wasn't what one might call a book reader. To be honest, there was speculation to if she even read the magazines my mother continuously bought her month after month. (I know I read them.)

Time went on... I wore my red dirt shirt from the island of P.E.I. and continued to think of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. I mean, a book in my house that I couldn't read? What was this? I learned my sister bought it in an airport, looking for something to read on the long flight home. However, what I really wanted to know was if she was actually touching it. I mean, she wouldn't even let me start on it because she was reading it, but I never actually saw her do so. But I'm a younger sister, and what do younger sisters do? Yeah, that's right, I didn't obey her orders: I started to read the book. To be completely honest, I think I was too young to understand what exactly was happening between Bridgette and Eric, but I did get the general gist of the novel and liked it.

I enjoyed The Sisterhood so much I anticipated the release of the movie that was coming out the following year. (I actually can't remember if it's the following year, but I'm reasoning that the book was in an airport because it was coming to the big screen soon enough.) I remember I even went to go see it on opening night--Wednesday--with my friend and sister. Stupid alert, but I remember pointing out the actors weren't wearing the same pair of pants, like they do in the book. Of course not.

Anyway, the first summer was a good read! I liked it so much I was quite happy to find out there was a second novel. Not only that, but a third and fourth. Of course, these books were released later on (and without me actually knowing about it), but it was nice just the same to continue to visit my friends Bridgette, Lena, Libby and Carmen.

By the time the second movie came out, I had the understanding it was combining the rest of the books for its basis. I didn't mind too much, because I didn't particular ENJOY what every girl went through in every book. (To be honest, I had a favorite girl for each individual book; it kept on jumping around.) I was under the impression they'd show the best of each girl. So there I was, finding refuge from the sun in the movie theatre in the middle of August. It was a cute movie with a good soundtrack: I actually liked one song so much I went on a hunt for it. I'd tell you the title, but I can't even remember right now. It was just a song that you could sing in front of your mirror to. Overall, the movies went okay. Usually I don't enjoy books-turned-movies, but really, that's just another topic for another time.

Here's a little Julia antidote: In elementary school, I won a contest. The contest? Who could read the most books! To be honest, I didn't think I had a chance, because there was rumor this girl was reading a LOT. But I continued to rally, rereading A Series of Unfortunate Events and even attempting some books that were WAY above my reading level. In short: I won. To explain why: It was happening over March Break. I read like a FIEND over March Break. Anyway. The winner got a certificate, some recoginition at a school assembly and a gift certificate to Indigo Inc. The book I bought? Girls in Pants! (The third book in the Sisterhood series.) My mom bought me the second book, since I didn't own it at that point, just having borrowed it from the library. It was a worthy purchase and deal.

By the time I read the fourth book in the series, I was in high school. I read the first three books when I was in grade eight. I can't actually recall a time when I read all four Sisterhood books in order at the same time. To make a confession, I don't even own the fourth book. So here's what I'm going to do: I, Julia, am going to read all four Sisterhood books in order. This is going to require some work on my part to get my hands on the fourth book, but I'm sure that will be easy as pi(e). For now, I glance at the green book sitting on my desk, with the phone I use to keep in contact with my own sisterhood sitting on top of it.

Happy Reading,
Julia.

Books to be read:
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood