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Four friends share one magical pair of jeans as they spend their first summer apart
2001Fast paceWarm
What it is about
Lena, Tibby, Bridget and Carmen have been friends since before they were born. On the eve of their first summer apart, they find a pair of thrift-store jeans that somehow fits all four. They agree to pass the jeans around and send letters about what happens.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like stories about close friends and summer.
What you will get
A breezy read about friendship that moves between four lives. It is an easy gift for a teen.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Young Adult · Friendship · Summer · Growing up
Length
320 pages · ≈ 9 h
More about this book
Characters
Lena, Tibby, Bridget and Carmen.
Setting
Summer in Greece, Baja California, South Carolina and suburban Maryland.
What makes it different
Four storylines are connected by one pair of jeans.
Feel
Warm, light and sentimental.
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