Genre:Coming of Age, Romance
Annotation:What does an ordinary pair of jeans, four friends, a summer vacation have in common? A light hearted magical adventure that will keep your nose in the book to the very end.
Justification for nomination:This book follows the adventures of four high school friends Lena, Tibby, Bridget and Carmen. They are very different, but as close as sisters. The summer before they start their junior year they are all going to be apart for the first time. Carmen finds a pair of jeans in a thrift shop that fit all the girls perfectly even though they are all different shapes and sizes. They decide the pants have a magic quality to them and they will take turns having them throughout the summer.
The pants start with Lena who is spending the summer with her grandparents in Greece. Lena meets Kostos and they have a sort of relationship.
Next is Tibby who is stuck at home. She meets and slowly befriends Bailey a 12 year old who is dying of Leukemia. Tibby allows Baily to help her with the documentary she is making.
Tibby sends the pants to Carmen who is visiting her single father but finds out he is soon to be married. Carmen feels like she doesn't fit in and runs away back to her mother. She is able to work it out with her father and attends his wedding at the end of the summer.
Carmen sends the pants to Bridget at soccer camp in Mexico. Bridget is a little wild and loses her virginity to Eric, one of the coaches who is supposed to be off limits.
When all the friends return after their summer adventures they gather together for a birthday celebration and begin to reacquaint themselves as only best friends can.
Ann Brashares takes the reader on the magical journey of four best friends and one pair of jeans. It is a great pick for the YA reader. The characters are real, with all the insecurities and tribulations of teens. It is sure to give insight to anyone facing challenges and needing to learn how to become an individual.
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