Magic Through Pants

I vaguely remember seeing this book when it first came out. It looked interesting, but I had so much reading material already, I didn't take the dive. So it was my sixteen year old daughter just recently that thrust it's well worn pages into my hands claiming,
"Mom, you just have to read this before we go see the movie!"
So I obliged.

A brief summery:

Four totally different girls, from four totally different backgrounds are friends because their mothers were in the same aerobics class for pregnant women. While shopping in a second-hand clothing store with Lena and Effie, for Effie's dress for the sophomore prom, Carmen found the pants. Blue denim, slightly faded and only $3.49, she bought them. Not because she truly wanted them, but to aggravate Lena's mom who hated anything second hand.

It's not until Carmen is packing her suitcase to visit her father, that the girls find out about the pants. One by one they try them on. All different shapes and sizes, but the pants all fit them like a glove. A magical glove, enhancing every curve and self image on very girl; even curvaceous Carmen. It is in a ceremony of the pants, that they become the Sisterhood- vowing

1. You must never wash the Pants
2. You must never double cuff the Pants- It's tacky
3. You must never say the word "phat" while wearing the Pants. You must never think "I am fat" while wearing the Pants.
4. You must never let a boy take off the Pants
5. You must not pick your nose while wearing the Pants
6. Upon our reunion, you must follow th proper procedures for documenting your time in the Pants
7. You must write to your Sisters throughout the summer
8. You must pass the Pants along to your Sisters according to the specifications set down by the Sisterhood.
9. You must not wear the Pants with a tucked-in shirt and belt. See rule #2
10. Remember: Pants= love. Love your pals. Love yourself.


Passing the pants from girl to girl, their adventures for the first summer they are apart begin and takes shape, through the magic of the pants.


I will admit, there were places in the book that I saw unfit for immature eyes. I would suggest that if you're buying this for anyone under the age of sixteen, that you either read all the reviews here, or better yet, read it yourself first. Not only will you know what the book's about, but you will also have something to talk to your daughter about!