| Bridget, Lena, Carmen and Tibby are best friends who have known each other all their lives. But this summer--their fifteenth summer--is the first summer they will be separated. Bridget, a tall beautiful athlete, is going to Baja California for soccer camp. Quiet, instrospective Lena is going to Greece to visit grandparents she's never met. Carmen, who's dad left her and her mom when she was little and only visits three or four times a year, is going to visit him for the whole summer. And Tibby, poor Tibby, is the only one stuck at home working a summer job in a drug store.
But on the night before they are to go their separate ways, they discover a pair of pants, which magically fit each of the various-sized girls perfectly! They decide to share the pants--each girl will wear them for a week and then mail them to the next girl so that each girl gets the pants for two weeks during the summer. As they head their separate ways, things don't turn out quite as planned for anyone. Bridget falls in love with an older guy who is a coach at soccer camp. Lena's grandmother tries to set her up with a Greek boy from her village. Carmen's dad surprises her by bringing her home to a fiancee and two teenaged stepchildren he never told her about. And Tibby is befriended by a twelve year old with leukemia. They all face tough decisions and tough situations that require all the power that the pants and their friendship can provide. | ||
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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? - 7 () United States Yes The US: - Southeast - Northeast Europe Yes European country: - Greece The Americas (not US): Yes The Americas: - Mexico Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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