The four girls—Lena, Tibby, Carmen, and Bridget—vow to stay connected while they travel to different locations for the summer. They pass the "magic" pants around, with each girl keeping them for a week and sending them along with a letter detailing her experiences. The pants act as a symbol of their bond, providing comfort and courage as each friend deals with her own unique coming-of-age trials. Although they live in Maryland, they spend their first summer apart in different locations.
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The cynical, rebellious member of the group who stays home to work at a local grocery store and make a "suckumentary." She befriends a young girl with leukemia, which profoundly changes her perspective on life.
Quiet and artistic, she spends her summer in Greece with her grandparents. She struggles with romance, family feuds, and learning how to open up to others.
She visits her divorced father in South Carolina only to find he has a new family, leaving her feeling alienated and struggling with her identity and self-worth.
Athletic and impulsive, she attends a soccer camp in Baja California, Mexico. She deals with the lingering grief of her mother's death and grapples with taking emotional and romantic risks
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Release Date 2026.05.20 / Last Updated 2026.05.20