The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
by Ann Brashares · Grades 7–10 · Realistic Fiction
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares is on US reading lists at grades 7–10. It appears on 5 lists: 5 book-award lists, across 4 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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Among the most widely assigned — 5 curriculum lists · 4 states
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
This page shows where The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
Reading level at a glance
- Grade range
- Grades 7–10
- Age range
- Ages 12–15
- First published
- 2001
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780553494792
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.
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About this book
Book facts and sources (5)
- Award won
- Volunteer State Book Award (High School division), 2003 (source: tasltn.org)
- On award reading lists
- Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award (source: Wikipedia)
- Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award (source: Wikipedia)
- Young Hoosier Book Award (source: cdn.ymaws.com)
- Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (source: maslmd.org)
- Catalog record
- First published 2001 (source: how we source book data)
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Why widely assigned
This realistic fiction title is typically read at grades 7–10. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on friendship and growing up; cited on 5 lists: 5 book-award lists.
Themes
Where this book is recommended
Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
- recommended·9th grade · Marylandsource: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2003 winner (High School)
- recommended·10th grade · Marylandsource: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2003 winner (High School)
- recommended·11th grade · Marylandsource: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2003 winner (High School)
- recommended·12th grade · Marylandsource: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2003 winner (High School)
Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award
- recommended·7th grade · Oklahomasource: Oklahoma Library Association — Sequoyah Book Award, Children's (gr 3-5) + Intermediate (gr 6-8) divisions (student-choice; since 1959); winner roll 1959-2025
- recommended·8th grade · Oklahomasource: Oklahoma Library Association — Sequoyah Book Award, Children's (gr 3-5) + Intermediate (gr 6-8) divisions (student-choice; since 1959); winner roll 1959-2025
Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award
- recommended·7th gradesource: Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 2004 Winner
- recommended·8th gradesource: Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 2004 Winner
- recommended·9th gradesource: Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 2004 Winner
- recommended·10th gradesource: Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 2004 Winner
Volunteer State Book Award (High School division)
- recommended·9th grade · Tennesseesource: Tennessee Library Association / Tennessee Association of School Librarians — History of the Volunteer State Book Award (official PDF), high-school division winners — 2003-2004 winner
- recommended·10th grade · Tennesseesource: Tennessee Library Association / Tennessee Association of School Librarians — History of the Volunteer State Book Award (official PDF), high-school division winners — 2003-2004 winner
Young Hoosier Book Award
- recommended·7th grade · Indianasource: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award Past Winners (Intermediate grades 4-6 + Middle Grade grades 6-8; annual since 1975)
- recommended·8th grade · Indianasource: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award Past Winners (Intermediate grades 4-6 + Middle Grade grades 6-8; annual since 1975)
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants?
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is listed for grades 7–10. It appears on 5 book-award lists across 4 states, from grade 7 to grade 12. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- What curricula assign The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants?
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants appears on reading lists for Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award, Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award, and 2 others. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants banned in schools?
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants has documented removals from at least one public-school district in 2 states (FL, WI) per PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. Policies vary by district.
- What themes does The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants explore?
- Central themes in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants include friendship, growing up, family.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 7–10 — drawn from the book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 5 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 4 states (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- Documented as challenged or removed in 2 states per PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans — see the full banned & challenged books list.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: award-winner, book-club, read-aloud.