Abigail Reed and her younger sister, Becky, are always at each other's throats. Their mother calls them the September Sisters, because their bi... read full description
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Jan 07, 2010
Meaghan
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The September Sisters is a novel about the disappearance of ten-year-old Becky Reed and how it devastates the rest of her family. It’s told from the point of view of Abby, Becky’s sister, who is exactly two years and one day older. Becky vanished from her bedroom in the middle of the night, apparently abducted, and her family fell apart in the aftermath of the kidnapping. They had been a normal, middle-class suburban family. After Becky went missing, the mother sank into a suicidal depression. T
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Apr 01, 2009
Abby and Becky are bickering sisters, two years apart in age, until the morning shortly before Abby's thirteenth birthday when she wakes to find that Becky has disappeared. As the police ineffectually search for the missing girl, Abby sees her family splinter apart. While her old friends back away from her, a new boy next door becomes Abby's steady support and ally. This poignant story--Abby painfully wonders whether, in her place, perky Becky could have kept their family together--may appeal to
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Feb 16, 2009
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Abigail and her sister, Becky, have always been referred to as the "September Sisters." Since their birthdays are only two years and one day apart and they have always put up an allusion that they are best friends. Though, in reality they are far from it. They enjoy making each other miserable by calling each other a baby when one of them shows weakness or simply taking the pink tube in the pool before the other does.
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Abigail and her sister, Becky, have always been referred to as the "September Sisters." Since their birthdays are only two years and one day apart and they have always put up an allusion that they are best friends. Though, in reality they are far from it. They enjoy making each other miserable by calling each other a baby when one of them shows weakness or simply taking the pink tube in the pool before the other does.
Everything changes, though, when Bec More...
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Jan 03, 2009
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Abigail and Becky are exactly two years and a day apart, and are often referred as the September Sisters by their mother. However, despite their close proximity of age, they constantly squabble with one another and compete for their parents' attention.
But after the sudden disappearance of Becky, Abby's whole life changes. Her mom grows more and more distant and her dad becomes overbearing and obsessed with the investigation. Abby is More...
Abigail and Becky are exactly two years and a day apart, and are often referred as the September Sisters by their mother. However, despite their close proximity of age, they constantly squabble with one another and compete for their parents' attention.
But after the sudden disappearance of Becky, Abby's whole life changes. Her mom grows more and more distant and her dad becomes overbearing and obsessed with the investigation. Abby is More...
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Aug 25, 2011
Olivia
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Wow... this is probably one of the saddest books that I have ever read. This story was just so sad and so heartbreaking. I don't have any siblings, me being an only child, so I just imagined how it would be if I had a younger sister and how my life would of been turned upside down. Just like Abby's was.
Jillian Cantor wrote this novel beautifully. But I will say I had a Sarah Dessen flash back while I was reading it. There isn't anything that I dislike about this book at all. I'm so h More...
Jillian Cantor wrote this novel beautifully. But I will say I had a Sarah Dessen flash back while I was reading it. There isn't anything that I dislike about this book at all. I'm so h More...
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Dec 28, 2009
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This book was amazing, but it was really sad. I recommend it to people, because it was a great book.
It starts out with Abby, the main character, at age 12, but it keeps flashing back before That Night happens, the night when her little sister, her September Sister, dissapears. Abby has to learn to deal with her little sister, the sister that she would always fight with, and not always neccessarily loved, being gone, and going back into her old world a completely new person.
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It starts out with Abby, the main character, at age 12, but it keeps flashing back before That Night happens, the night when her little sister, her September Sister, dissapears. Abby has to learn to deal with her little sister, the sister that she would always fight with, and not always neccessarily loved, being gone, and going back into her old world a completely new person.
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Feb 27, 2011
The September Sisters is Jillian Cantor’s debut novel, and it was beautifully written. It’s unforgettable, great character development, a masterful plot and painstakingly real. Abby was such a well-written character. I just feel raw and exposed reading her story. It was a very powerful thing. To portray that kind of emotion isn’t an easy task and Cantor does it with remarkable ease. She also impressively depicts Abby’s first love, despite the overall saddened tone of the novel.
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Jan 24, 2012
Amanda
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The September Sisters is a great novel of mystery and suspense. Jillian Cantor, the author, does a great job of capturing every emotional moment in the book. This novel is about two young sisters named Abigail and Becky Reed. These girls are always constantly fighting until one day when Becky goes missing. Becky is the younger sister and gets taking from her bed in the middle of the night. This story is told from the point of view of Abigail the older sister whose life is turned upside down when
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Oct 02, 2011
Megan
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This book was on the middle-school summer reading list. One of my kids had checked it out of the library; it was sitting in the car when I was waiting and I had nothing to read. It's kind of a horror story (not purposefully) for teenagers. I think I would change the title of the book to, "How many ways can a teenager's life unravel?" Let me list a few of them:
1) Abigail's younger sister, Becky is kidnapped out of her bed in the middle of the night by a stranger and goes More...
1) Abigail's younger sister, Becky is kidnapped out of her bed in the middle of the night by a stranger and goes More...
Jul 23, 2011
Sara
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This book reminded me a lot of The Lovely Bones, only re-told from the perspective of the sister who was left behind. Abby is almost thirteen when her sister disappears in the middle of the night, and although the police are investigating, they can't seem to find any leads. Abby's family falls apart a little more each day, and at a time when she should be coming of age in a normal family setting, she's forced to grow up in a world where everyone knows her as "Becky's sister" and her
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Sep 18, 2010
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"I hate you."
"So what? I hate you, too."
This is the last conversation 12 year old Abby Reed has with her younger sister, Becky. The following morning Becky has disappeared, seemingly into thin air. September Sisters chronicles the aftermath of that disappearance. Abby's mother falls into a suicidal depression at the same time she is considered the prime suspect. Her father tries desperately to keep the family together by endlessly searching for Becky while a More...
"So what? I hate you, too."
This is the last conversation 12 year old Abby Reed has with her younger sister, Becky. The following morning Becky has disappeared, seemingly into thin air. September Sisters chronicles the aftermath of that disappearance. Abby's mother falls into a suicidal depression at the same time she is considered the prime suspect. Her father tries desperately to keep the family together by endlessly searching for Becky while a More...
Nov 19, 2009
Aaron
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Readers join 14-year-old Abigail Reed as she tells of the experiences of her family that started the summer she was 12. That was when she woke up one morning to find that her younger sister Becky had disappeared. It is the start of a trying journey that will change the way everyone in her family is living.
As you can imagine, the investigation starts with Abby's parents and neighbors being the primary suspects, but with no clues or leads, it is difficult for anyone to really know what More...
As you can imagine, the investigation starts with Abby's parents and neighbors being the primary suspects, but with no clues or leads, it is difficult for anyone to really know what More...
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Sep 04, 2009
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Abigail and Becky are two typical young sisters around junior high age. They fight, they bicker, but deep down they do care for each other. But one morning, Abigail wakes up to discover Becky has disappeared during the night. Police and search crews and called but no trace of Becky can be found. Days turn into weeks that turn into months that turn into years without anyone finding Becky. Abigail sees her mother fall into a deeper depression and finally move away. She sees her father becomi
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Sep 01, 2009
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Jul 16, 2009
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From inside cover: "Abigail Reed and her younger sister, Becky, are always at each other's throats. Their mother calls them the September Sisters, because their birthdays are only a day apart, and pretends they're best friends. But really, they delight in making each other miserable. Then Becky disappears in the middle of the night, and a torn gold chain with a sapphire heart charm is the only clue to the mystery of her kidnapping. Abby struggles to cope with her own feelings of guilt and l
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May 11, 2009
Kelly
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Wow. I really liked this one! It's a fantastic mix of mystery, drama, and coming-of-age in one. Abby is a character you watch grow over the course of two years. I really cared about her and what happened to her in ways I haven't with many characters lately. Cantor developed a fantastic character and interesting story line. I'm a sucker for a good story that is told through a solid flashback that can develop the character and story line; there was no part of this book I thought dragged, and in fa
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Aug 31, 2009
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Abigail Reed and her younger sister Becky have never gotten along. Their birthdays are very close together - just 24 hours apart - and their mother swears that one day they'll be best friends and love sharing a special day. Abby doesn't think this is possible - she can't stand Becky. But when Becky goes missing, taken from her bedroom in the middle of the night, the Reeds' world is turned upside down, Abby can't help but feel a sinking sense of guilt. While she struggles with this loss, the poli
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Sep 23, 2009
Heidi
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The good first: The book is well written. Very good for a first novel. And I was interested in the psychological aspect of the book coming from the growing up view of the 12-14 year old narrating sister. I also couldn't help feeling drawn into the family's life and wondering what was going to happen. Though some parts of the story were sad for me to see going in those directions, and sad to read what Abby's thoughts and conclusions were, it still was an honest book. It was something about that h
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Jun 25, 2010
Patricia
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I picked up this book mainly because the author was coming to our library to host a little seminar on how to become a writer, and I obviously wanted to be able to connect with her. I unfortunately was not thoroughly surprised by this book. At first I was able to connect to the book as I too have a sister with same name and growing up we did more than our fair share of sisterly bickering and fighting. While I loved the character development of the main character, Abigail, and I felt for her an
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May 02, 2009
Rae *PottWhoviStarGleek*
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this book was really sad. it kinda has a predictable ending, but you don't really know what is going to happen at the end until you get to the middle of it. the thing about this book that made it enjoyable for me even though it was super sad, was that the stuff that happens in this book could actually happen in real life.
do not read this book if you are the faint of heart. you will probably start bawling in different places throughout the book. I almost did. (i don't really cry when I read More...
do not read this book if you are the faint of heart. you will probably start bawling in different places throughout the book. I almost did. (i don't really cry when I read More...
Mar 27, 2009
Danielle
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I powered through this book because I needed to know what happened next! Kudos to Jill on her debut novel!
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Mar 28, 2011
Melissa
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The September Sisters is a slow story depicting Abby's family's eventual self-destruction as a result of their other daughter's disappearance. The book touches on many aspects of a young girl growing up such as guilt, love, hope, comfort, and the innocence of first love.
The mystery of what happened to Becky was compelling enough for me to finish the book although it was just barely; the slow pace of the story made me rush through the book just to get it over with to find out what hap More...
The mystery of what happened to Becky was compelling enough for me to finish the book although it was just barely; the slow pace of the story made me rush through the book just to get it over with to find out what hap More...
May 10, 2010
Kelly
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Good--but sad--book. It's about a family--Mom, Dad, two daughters--after the younger daughter disappears. The parents believe she's been kidnapped but the police think that maybe the mom had something to do with it (she suffered from depression even before Becky disappeared, so they think that maybe she hurt Becky).
So the mom spends a lot of time in bed, the dad becomes super-overprotective and Abby feels like a freak at school (there's a lot of staring and whispering) and spends a More...
So the mom spends a lot of time in bed, the dad becomes super-overprotective and Abby feels like a freak at school (there's a lot of staring and whispering) and spends a More...
Apr 14, 2010
Melody
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Though it strikes one initially as one of the dreaded "issue books" it turns out to be a nuanced portrait of a family's disintegration as seen through the eyes of Abby. I found it to be engaging and sad and real. I though the portrayal of Abby's growth throughout the crisis was sensitively done. The mom was a little over the top, but then again, she really reminded me of my mom after my brother died- so maybe not so over the top after all. Solid first novel, I'll be back to see what Ca
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Apr 16, 2010
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This book was so a mystery every chapter kept you in suspense and you could not stop reading. This book was soo good and it reminds me of how really people act in real life. Sometimes people that get made fuun feel like the way the character did and it is not far for the cahracter to feel like that, because of other people's actaion. In the way it is really sad and you get a little teary like I did, but I think I always do!!! But this book you will be missing out alot, if you do not read it. I r
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Sep 30, 2011
Lauren
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After interviewing author Jillian Cantor, I was very excited to read her book. I was not disappointed at all. Immediately, I could see her Bucks County influences. Abby’s school is basically Council Rock. This in itself was enjoyable because I could definitely relate to the characters’ school and geographical situation, but that in itself didn’t make The September Sisters a memorable book.
No, what made me really enjoy The September Sisters was the characters. I understood Abby’s jealo More...
No, what made me really enjoy The September Sisters was the characters. I understood Abby’s jealo More...
Jun 08, 2011
Morgan
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The September Sisters took me by surprise. It was a really unique story. I loved the concept of the story- it kept me interested and it stuck very true to real life.
The main character, Abby, was a strong and funny character, despite the chaos and terribleness that was happening in her life. And her and Tommy's relationship was a sweet first love relationship, and I liked how it grew stronger throughout the book. I didn't like Abby's parents that much. Well, her dad was okay, but her mo More...
The main character, Abby, was a strong and funny character, despite the chaos and terribleness that was happening in her life. And her and Tommy's relationship was a sweet first love relationship, and I liked how it grew stronger throughout the book. I didn't like Abby's parents that much. Well, her dad was okay, but her mo More...
May 18, 2009
Stephanie
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The September Sisters was a wonderfully and beautifully written novel.
I loved everything about The September Sisters - the writing style, the plot, the honest look at families and their values, the characters, I can go on and on.
I loved Jillian's writing style. It flowed and weaved throughout the plot and the vivid descriptions that she provided was a nice touch because it allowed the readers to picture exactly what was going on. She also wrote in a matter-of-fact manner More...
I loved everything about The September Sisters - the writing style, the plot, the honest look at families and their values, the characters, I can go on and on.
I loved Jillian's writing style. It flowed and weaved throughout the plot and the vivid descriptions that she provided was a nice touch because it allowed the readers to picture exactly what was going on. She also wrote in a matter-of-fact manner More...
Dec 28, 2009
CAiTLiN
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I was so excited to read this book. It was so intriguing and the beginning captured me. But as I read more and got more into it, I became disappointed. This book isn't really a story about a girl who goes missing. It's more about how her disappearance affects the people she left behind, particularly her older sister and "greatest rival." But honestly, I expected more, something better. Abby turns into a guilt-stricken teenager. Even Tommy, an important character has little importance
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Feb 20, 2010
Liza
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This is an extraordinary book of loss, love, and life - how does one define oneself when everything you know, everything that makes rational sense, everything that should be true is destroyed in a blink of an eye. How does one go on living? Where can you find strength? What does it mean to be a true friend? Jillian Cantor did an exceptional job of weaving these major life questions into THE SEPTEMBER SISTERS! I didn't put it down and I certainly won't forget it any time soon.
