My Sister, the Creep

My Sister

by Candice F. Ransom

When her older sister Sharon goes away to school, Jackie's attempts to assert her own personality are confused by periodic visits home by Sharon and insensitive teachers who remind her that she is the younger sister

Genres: Young Adult

Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

See also Candice Ransom

Ransom has published more than 150 books for children, and she is amazed every day that she's able to do this as her life's work. It's no small thing to discover at an early age (ten!) what one is meant to do, and then pursue that dream. For her, the best part of writing for children is that she can move between writing board books, picture books, easy readers, chapter books, middle grade novels, nonfiction, and biography. She is excited to move into picture book nonfiction with BONES IN THE WHITE HOUSE: THOMAS JEFFERSON'S MAMMOTH (Doubleday, 2020).

AMANDA PANDA QUITS KINDERGARTEN and the sequel AMANDA PANDA AND THE BIGGER, BETTER BIRTHDAY (Doubleday) are her first picture books with animal characters! She is proud of her easy readers featuring a brother and sister having fun throughout the year: PUMPKIN DAY, APPLE PICKING DAY, SNOW DAY, and GARDEN DAY. Look for more titles in this Level 1 series written in bouncy rhyme, plus the popular TOOTH FAIRY'S NIGHT (all Random House).

Reviews

[Danielle Routh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Once upon a time, my sisters and I inherited a box of paperbacks from some older cousins, and this was one of them (also, the only one I can remember by name). It's a classic sibling story: Jackie both feels inferior to Sharon but also wants to be like her, trying to be beautiful and popular in school while Sharon continues to monopolize their parents' attention even while away at college. Of course, they make amends at the end, and Jackie learns that she should be her own person instead of trying to imitate Sharon. Hugs all around!

I think we're supposed to sympathize with Sharon in addition to Jackie, but the book makes that really difficult. Jackie is continually pushed aside whenever Sharon needs something, suffers through Sharon's beauty school practice attempts, and ends up having to skip an important dinner to help Sharon pass her beauty boards. The book attempts to slap a band-aid on all this at the end, but it's pretty ineffective. Sharon is truly a creep.

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[Tessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

terrific.