The Sisterhood of the traveling pants by: Ann Barshares

the sisterhood f the traveling pants is about four friends (Tibby, Lena, Carmen, and Bridget) that go on a remarkable journey even though there not together all summer long. While Lena gets to go to Greece with her sister, and Bridget goes off to a soccer camp in mexico, Carmen stays with her dad in South Carolina while poor Tibbys stay at home all summer long and works at Wallmans. But what really connects the four young teens throughout the long lonely summer is a pair of pants that just so happen to fit all four of them. they decide they will send the pants to each other back and fourth all during the summer. so with the pants ready set to go they start of in four different directions.  Tibby  is sure that she'll have the worst summer ever away from her friends, but she makes a new friend. Lena is the kind of girl that doesn't trust any guy shes ever met, but when she goes to Greece for the summer her grandparents introduce her to Kostos, a local boy who helps everyone and is loved by everyone. Bridget however has to get her own romance going when she meats a councilor at soccer camp who she immediately falls in love with and has to have for herself. Carmen however get the biggest surprise of all. Carmen finds out that her dad is getting married to a women with two kids who she doesn't even know and the wedding is at the end of the summer. Meanwhile Tibby finds out that her new friend Bailey has leukemia and only has a short amount of time to live. One morning Lena goes out to paint by a small pond. of course it is a scorching day and she didn't bring her bathing suit with her. she begins to strip down to go for a quick dip and then is startled to see Kostos and screams. she quickly dresses and runs home to her grandmothers house to make her grandfather think that Kostos did something more than just startle her. Tibby lets Bailey help her documentary that shes making for her friends when bailey has to go to the hospitable  Tibby goes to see her and has a series conversation with baileys mother about how they are going to let bailey die after they have tried many different treatments. Carmen then comes home and finds her dad acting like shes not there so she throws a rock in the window and takes a train home to be comforted by Tibby. Bridget sneaks of to see her Eric but he tells her that he doesn't like her. she stays in bed for the next few days. eventually they all meet up and at the end of the summer and take Carmen to her dads wedding where she is a bridesmaid. Lena tells Kostos that she loves him and Bridget gets over Eric. Bailey however does die and Tibby is crushed. in the end it was by far one of the best books i have ever read. All and all it was defiantly 4 1/2  out of 5 stars. i loved it and would recommend this book to anyone.