The New York Times Bestseller "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" by Ann Brashares is the story of four different girls who share one thing in common: a pair of magical jeans. The book--using the pants as a conduit--follows the summer adventures of: Lena, Tibby, Bridget and Carmen. It is the first book in the series.
It is agreed that, upon summer break, the pants will first go to Lena, a strikingly beautiful girl and a promising artist. She spends the summer in Greece with her grandparents.
Lena sends the pants to Tibby, who spends the summer at home, working at a local grocery store. She befriends a twelve-year-old girl named Bailey, who has leukemia.
Tibby send the pants to Carmen, who is in South Carolina for the summer to visit her divorced dad. Much to her surprise, he reveals that he is getting married to a woman who also has children from another marriage.
Carmen sends the pants to Bridget, a seemingly fearless girl whose mother died some years earlier. She is a soccer camp for the summer.
As a result of the pants, and the four disparate girls' friendship, each character gains an insight into the problem/adventure faced that summer.
The movie was fairly close to the book--with some minor plot changes. For instance, in the book, Lena had a sister. Also, in the book, the four girls do not attend Carmen's dad's wedding.
I liked the book better than the movie. The movie was fine but it just does not compare to Brashares' insightful writing.
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