Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Books in Order

Four lifelong friends discover a pair of jeans that fits each of them despite their different bodies. During their first summer apart, Carmen, Lena, Bridget, and Tibby share the pants as they face romance, family troubles, and change.

The traveling pants connect four friends during another summer apart. Bridget seeks her mother's history, Lena revisits a romance, Carmen confronts changes at home, and Tibby attends a film program while their friendship continues to evolve.

Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen face the summer before college, knowing their familiar lives will soon change. Sharing the traveling pants helps them navigate growing independence and the prospect of leaving behind their last summer together.

This companion to the Sisterhood novels gathers letters, notes, and other items exchanged by Lena, Carmen, Bridget, and Tibby. Their personal messages offer another perspective on the experiences and friendship explored in the original story.

Lena pursues painting and a summer romance, Carmen becomes involved in theater, and Bridget joins an archaeological dig in Turkey. Tibby's relationship also changes as the four friends rely on their shared history during another consequential summer.

Before starting high school, Polly pursues a glamorous reinvention, Jo works at her family's beach destination, and Ama faces an unexpected wilderness trip. Their separate summer experiences challenge an old friendship that has begun to lose its closeness.

Approaching thirty, Lena, Carmen, and Bridget miss the closeness that once defined their friendship with Tibby. An invitation to reunite offers a chance to reconnect, but the gathering brings changes none of the friends anticipated.