They were just a soft, ordinary pair of thrift-shop jeans until the four girls took turns trying them on--four girls, that is, who are close friends, about to be parted for the summer, with very different sizes and builds, not to mention backgrounds and personalities. Yet the pants settle on each girl's hips perfectly, making her look sexy and long-legged and feel confident as a teenager can feel. "These are magical Pants!" they realize, and so they make a pact to share them equally, to mail them back and forth over the summer from wherever they are. Beautiful, distant Lena is going to Greece to be with her grandparents; strong, athletic Bridget is off to soccer camp in Baja, California; hot-tempered Carmen plans to have her divorced father all to herself in South Carolina; and Tibby the rebel will be left at home to slave for minimum wage at Wallman's.

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Have you ever been away from all the people you love? Almost everyone has been away from the people they love. Lena, Bridget, Carmen and Tibby have never had a summer away from each other until this summer, Lena is going to Greece, Bridget is going to soccer camp in California, Carmen is going to visit her father, and Tibby is staying home and getting a job at a local store. But when they stumble onto a pair of old ratty pants, it will change their summer forever. They then create a sisterhood, and each girl will wear the pants when she is trying to pursue a goal, and after a week they will mail them to the each other all summer.
It is read in narrative form, but skips from girl to girl keeping you on your toes and ready for the next chapter. I loved this book because I can relate to some of the problems that the girls stumble onto during their summer. Also look for the other two books, the Second Summer of Sisterhood and the Girls in Pants.

The Summer of the Four Best Friends

Do you have three best friends who are so close to you, they are like your sisters? And for the first time you all have to separate? Well in the book The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants that is what is happening. Four best friends are all going away in the summer and are going to be away from each other for the first time ever! Tibby is staying home and working at boring Wallman's, Lena is going to Greece to visit her grandparents, Carmen is going to visit her father, and Bridget is going to California for soccer camp. Before they all set off on their vacations, they find a pant of jeans that magically fits all of them and makes they look perfect. They promise each other that they will send the pants to everyone and that they will bring a part of each of them to who ever is receiving the pants. But when they are away, they each learn a lesson and have to deal with love, being hurt, losing a friend, and having to make it on their own. Will sending the pants help each friend out or will they make it even worst? I really enjoyed reading this book and I could connect with many of the issues each girl went through. The author also wrote two following books to continue this one. Also the movie is out in theathers right now.

One of the Greatest

When I started reading this book I wasent so shur if I would like it. But it turned out to be one of the best books ever. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants shines in alot of places but the best are the plot and how Ann Brashares changes from character to character. One of the best books I have ever read a great read.