| Tibby, Lena, Bridget and Carmen are four girls who have been friends since before they were born- their mothers all took an aerobics class for pregnant women together and the four girls grew up in each others houses, backyards and lives. The beginning of this book is the first summer that the four friends are going to spend apart from each other- Lena is going to Greece with her family, Carmen is going to South Carolina to visit her Dad, Bridget is going to soccer camp in Mexico and Tibby is staying at home in Maryland.
The day before they are separated, Carmen buys a pair of jeans on a whim from a thrift store. Gathered together later that day, the four girls all try on the pants and miraculously, they fit all four of them perfectly, despite the fact that they are all different shapes and sizes. They then decide to use the Pants to keep them connected over the summer- they will send the Pants from one to the other throughout the summer as a way to be connected even when they are apart. While they are apart, the girls each have different experiences- Carmen is shocked and angry to discover her Dad has moved in with a woman named Lydia and her two kids and is remarrying without telling her, Lena finds romance in Greece, Tibby strikes up a friendship with an inspirational 12 year old named Bailey and Bridget falls in love and messes herself up over it in Mexico. As the summer ends, the Pants help the girls fix their problems and grow as people. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - upbeat Time/era of story - 2000+ (Present Day) Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Age group of kid(s) in story: - high school Something wrong upstairs/downstairs? - searching for identity/meaning Loving/sexing? - guy chasing Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - none Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 () United States Yes The US: - Southeast The Americas (not US): Yes The Americas: - Mexico Writing Style Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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