Theme: Sisters

Kat, Incorrigible

By Book Importer | Published: May 12, 2011

Katherine Ann Stephenson has just discovered that she’s inherited her mother’s magical talents, and despite Stepmama’s stern objections, she’s determined to learn how to use them. But with her eldest sister Elissa’s intended fiancÉ, the sinister Sir Neville, showing a dangerous interest in Kat’s magical potential; her other sister, Angeline, wreaking romantic havoc with her [...]

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Big Red Lollipop

By Book Importer | Published: April 30, 2011

Having to take her younger sister along the first time she is invited to a birthday party spoils Rubina’s fun, and later when that sister is asked to a party and baby sister wants to come, Rubina must decide whether to help.
See the review at WOW Review, Volume 3, Issue 4

Descriptors: Americas, Canada, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Season of Secrets

By Book Importer | Published: February 15, 2011

Sent by their father to live in the country with their grandparents after the sudden death of their mother, Molly’s older sister Hannah expresses her grief in a raging rebellion while imaginative Molly finds herself increasingly distracted by visions, that seemingly only she can see, of a strange hunt in the nearby forest.

Descriptors: England (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

April and Esme Tooth Fairies

By Book Importer | Published: January 20, 2011

Two young tooth fairies make their first lost-tooth collection in Bob Graham’s warm, whimsical tale. A Junior Library Guild Selection. April Underhill, seven-year-old tooth fairy, gets a call on her cell phone. This is it! Her first tooth collection. April and her little sister, Esme, must convince Mom and Dad to let them take on [...]

Descriptors: Awards, Early Years (ages 2-6), England (UK), Folklore, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

The Zabime Sisters

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

On the first day of summer vacation, teenaged sisters M’Rose, Elle, and Célina step out into the tropical heat of their island home and continue their headlong tumble toward adulthood. Boys, schoolyard fights, petty thievery, and even illicit alcohol make for a heady mix, as The Zabime Sisters indulge in a little summertime freedom. The [...]

Descriptors: Europe, France, Graphic Novel, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

My Family and I / Mi Familia y Yo (English and Spanish Foundations Series) (Book #4) (Bilingual) (Board Book)

By Book Importer | Published: December 7, 2010

Teach children the all-important concept of family in these heartwarming pages of colorful and charming illustrations. Come along with Emma as she introduces all the members of her family while teaching the words for different relations, such as mother, father, aunt, uncle, cousin, etc. There’s a helpful pronunciation guide in the back of the book. [...]

Descriptors: Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), Infant/toddler (ages 0-2) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Hermanas (Hablemos) (Spanish Edition)

By Book Importer | Published: June 25, 2010

Brightly colored photographs and simple text depict one aspect of a young child’s world–the experience of being or having a sister. Encourages children to explore and talk about their own experiences.

Descriptors: Concept Book, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), Nonfiction » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

Babies Can’t Eat Kimchee!

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

When a baby sister comes along, it seems she is just too little for anything! Will she ever be big enough to play? To whisper secrets? To eat kimchee? Will she always lie there? Scream for no reason? Be so helpless and little? When a baby sister is just too little to do anything, what’s her big [...]

Descriptors: Korea, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril, and Romance

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

It is 1901 and Mable Riley dreams of adventure and of becoming a writer. When her older sister leaves home to become a schoolmistress in the small town of Stratford, Ontario, Mable is sent along too. Mable hopes her new world will be full of peril and romance. But life at the Goodhand Farm (where [...]

Descriptors: Canada, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Skinny

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Holly’s older sister, Giselle, is self-destructing. Haunted by her love-deprived relationship with her late father, this once strong role model and medical student is gripped by anorexia. Holly, a track star, struggles to keep her own life in balance while coping with the mental and physical deterioration of her beloved sister. Together, they can feel [...]

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