The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

    Have you ever felt a special connection between you and a few of your friends? That’s what happened between Carmen, Bridget, Lena, and Tibby in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
    In this fiction story, Ann Brashares tells about four girls that grew up as best friends. They all start out as friends from the beginning. Their moms were the ones that started their friendships. They went to Planned Parenting classes together when they were pregnant. Since all of them lived in the same town, they would always hang out during the summer and would do everything together. They have never been away from each other for long periods of time.
    Carmen is the girl who starts out narrating the story. But then as the story progresses, she lets it flow out to the stories of the other girls’ summer. Carmen’s parents had gotten a divorce a few years back and this summer she is going to visit her dad in South Carolina. She had this great summer all planned out but when she got there she realized her plans wouldn't work out.
    Bridget is the pretty blond haired girl. She is a soccer star and is going to Baja California this summer to go to a soccer camp.
    Lena is the quiet but beautiful one who's parents come from Greece. She absolutely loves to paint. She is going to Greece this summer to paint and to visit her grandparents for a few weeks.
    Tibby is the girl who is quiet and usually doesn't like to talk about stuff that is going on in her life. But when she does open up she could go on talking about stuff for days.
    This is the first summer that the girls would ever be apart. They need something special to connect with each other though the summer. I bet they never knew this connection would come through an old pair of faded blue jeans.
    As the girls were hanging out one day, they came across a vintage thrift store and decided to go in and see what was inside. When they got there, Carmen saw a pair of jeans laying there and she dared Lena to try them on. Lean was the one that could fit into anything and she would look beautiful no matter what. After Lena, Bridget tired them on. They fit both of the girls perfectly. They thought how in the world could these jeans fit both of us? Now it was Tibby’s turn. And of course they fit her too! Now the only true test would be if Carmen could fit into them. Carmen slipped on the jeans and they miraculously fit right to her body. The girls thought that these jeans had to be magical. That was how their summer started.
    The girls made a long list of rules and then decided what order they would travel in. The girls decided that Lena would get to take them to Greece first.
    While Lena was in Greece, she fell in love with a boy named Kostos. They had a great summer together and Lena thought it was all because of this magical pair of pants.
    Carmen got the pants next. But while she was in South Carolina she found out  that her dad was engaged and he was getting married at the end of the summer. Carmen had her whole summer with her dad planned out but now it was all ruined. She did not like her new step-mom at all. She also did not like her new stepbrother or sister.
    Next the jeans went to Bridget who was down in Baja. Bridget also fell in love but the boy that she wanted was off limits. She couldn't have him because he was one of the coaches at  the soccer camp. One night Bridget put on the jeans and went to find the boy that she liked. They spent the night on the beach together and he fell in love with her. She thought that it was because the pants gave her good luck.
    Tibby got the pants after  that. She was the boring one this summer and stayed at home to help her mom with her little brother and sister. Nothing cool happened to her while she was wearing the pants.
    The rest of the summer is history.   
    I especially like this book because it talks about 4 friends who found a special connection between themselves and something, even a pair of jeans, could bring them closer.  Its a great book and it keeps you wanting more. My favorite part of the book is when the girls all get back from their summer vacations. They get together and talk about how their summer went and how all of them were. They kinda had a way of communication during the summer but they for the most part didn't get to talk to each other. So this was a time when they could talk about all of their adventures together. Another one of my favorite parts is when Bridget falls in love with Eric. Ann Brashares makes this part in the book really romantic and it keeps you guessing what is going to happen between them two. I would suggest this book to anyone. It is a very good story and it is a great read.