The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Best friends Bridget, Lena, Tibby and Carmen have been inseparable as long as any of them can remember. They have played together and supported each other since they were born. However the summer of their sixteenth year the girls find that they are all going off to different places for the summer holiday. The film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants follows their respective journeys as they experience life outside the familiarity of their hometown and friendships. Lena is off to Greece to visit her grandparents. Bridget is excited to attend soccer camp while Carmen is less excited to spend time with her father who has not been a part of her life for many years. Tibby is somewhat bitter about the fact that she is going to be stuck in town all summer long working at Wallmans. While out on a last shopping trip before they go there separate ways the girls find a mysterious pair of pants that fits each of them perfectly, despite the fact that they are all different shapes and heights. The friends get excited and decide to share these seemingly magical pants as a way to keep in touch over the summer. Throughout the summer each girl will face something that challenges them immensely. Some of the problems are humorous while others are considerably more serious and more difficult to deal with. Each of the four friends get increasingly excited to receive the package that they know will contain the magical pants. Seeing the pants and knowing that they are still somehow connect with each other helps each of the girls to try to deal with their respective trials. Each of the girls had to learn and grow during their time apart. The girls learn that they can still be best friends and be there for each other no matter the distance that may separate them. At the end of the summer when all four friends are reunited they realize just how valuable their friendship is and they determine to ensure that they are always there for one another.