Brashares, Ann.

The sisterhood of the traveling pants / Ann Brashares. - New York : Delacorte Press, 2001. - 294 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. - Sisterhood of the traveling pants ; 1 . - Brashares, Ann. Sisterhood of the traveling pants ; 1. .

Sequel is: "The second summer of the sisterhood".

"Best friends Bee, Carmen, Tibby and Lena discover a pair of thrift store jeans with magical powers: they fit all four girls' different shapes. As the girls spend their first summer apart, they promise to take turns with the pants and trust in the magic of the pants to hold their friendship together while they're apart." -- Youth Services Team, HPL. Four "best buds" share a pair of jeans for a summer. Their travels and experiences lead them to a great deal of acceptance of each other as they also learn self-acceptance.

Ages 12 and up.

ISBN: 9780385730587 (pbk.) 9780385729338 (hc.) 9780440229704 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Female friendship--Fiction.
Jeans (Clothing)--Fiction.
Self-acceptance--Fiction.
Teenage girls--Fiction.