The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

The story begins when carmen buys a pair of jeans at a thrift shop. They didn't look all that great - but there was something about them that made her buy them anyway.

One the night before she and her friends begin they first summer apart, Carmen decides to toss the jeans, but Tibby begs to keep them... And Lena and Bridget think their fabulous. To solve the dilemma, Lena decides that they should all try them on and, whoever they fit best, will get to keep them.

To everyone's shock, despite their very different figures the pants fit everyone perfctly. Even Carmen who never thinks she looks good in anything, is happy with how they fit her!

Over a few bags of cheese puffs, they decides to form a sisterhood and take the vow of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. They will share the pants and use them to keep in touch over the summer. Since they will be apart for the summer, the pants will keep them together, through the good times ang the bad.

The next morning they say good-bye and the journey of the pants -- and the most memorable summer of their lives -- begins.