I admit it, I am a sucker for young adult fiction. I enjoy a good teen book. Ann Brashares wrote a series of four books about four friends, and there are now two movies made from those books.

I am, of course, talking about the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series.

Four friends share a magical pair of jeans that fits each of them perfectly. The four books chronicle their friendship over four summers.

Publisher's Weekly describes the first book here:
A pair of jeans purchased at a thrift store is the unlikely bond that keeps four best friends emotionally connected during the first summer that they spend physically apart. This clever (if initially hokey-sounding) premise sets the course for four intertwined, compelling coming-of-age stories. Carmen doesn't think much of the pants she buys for $3.49, until she and her pals discover their magical quality. The jeans which fit each girl perfectly despite their very different body types serve as a surrogate friend for Tibby, Carmen, Lena and Bridget as they wrestle with new issues of first love, jealousy, fear and sadness in the months before their junior year of high school. Each girl has a turn with the pants, then sends them on to the next person in the rotation; by summer's end, when the friends are reunited, the jeans will be the symbol of what the girls have experienced.

As far as teen books go, I would say these were quite enjoyable; however, I believe they're best for older teens. Sex is a part of the story, albeit tamely told; protective parents need to be aware of its presence.

If you'd like to learn more about them, visit the author's website.