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The Sisters Club
Meet the Sisters Club: twelve-year-old Alex, aspiring actress and born drama queen; eight-year-old Joey, homework lover and pioneer wannabe; and smack in the middle, ten-year-old Stevie, the glue that holds them together — through dinner disasters, disputes over stolen lucky sweaters, and Alex’s going gaga over her leading man. Playfully weaving Stevie’s narration with Alex’s scripts, Joey’s notebook entries, and hilarious elements such as "How to Swear in Shakespeare" and "Dear Sock Monkey" letters, this hugely engaging novel showcases Megan McDonald’s ear for dialogue, comic timing, and insight into the ever-changing dynamics of sisterhood.
206 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2003
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Megan McDonald
293 books736 followers"Sometimes I think I am Judy Moody," says Megan McDonald, author of the Judy Moody series, the Stink series, and THE SISTERS CLUB. "I'm certainly moody, like she is. Judy has a strong voice and always speaks up for herself. I like that."
For Megan McDonald, being able to speak up for herself wasn't always easy. She grew up as the youngest of five sisters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her father, an ironworker, was known to his coworkers as "Little Johnny the Storyteller." Every evening at dinner the McDonalds would gather to talk and tell stories, but Megan McDonald was barely able to get a word in edgewise. "I'm told I began to stutter," she says, leading her mother to give her a notebook so she could start "writing things down."
Critically acclaimed, the Judy Moody books have won numerous awards, ranging from a PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Best Book of the Year to an International Reading Association Children's Choice. "Judy has taken on a life of her own," the author notes, with nearly 3 million Judy Moody books in print. Interestingly, the feisty third-grader is highly popular with boys and girls, making for a strong base of fans who are among Megan McDonald's strongest incentives to keep writing, along with "too many ideas and a little chocolate." And now -- by popular demand -- Judy Moody's little brother, Stink, gets his chance to star in his own adventures! Beginning with STINK: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING KID, three more stories, and his own encyclopedia, STINK-O-PEDIA, Stink's special style comes through loud and strong -- enhanced by a series of comic strips, drawn by Stink himself, which are sprinkled throughout the first book. About the need for a book all about Stink, Megan McDonald says, "Once, while I was visiting a class full of Judy Moody readers, the kids, many with spiked hair à la Judy's little brother, chanted, 'Stink! Stink! Stink! Stink! Stink!' as I entered the room. In that moment, I knew that Stink had to have a book all his own."
More recently, Megan McDonald has recalled some of her own childhood with the warmth, humor -- and squabbles -- of three spunky sisters in THE SISTERS CLUB.
Megan McDonald and her husband live in Sebastopol, California, with two dogs, two adopted horses, and fifteen wild turkeys that like to hang out on their back porch.
For Megan McDonald, being able to speak up for herself wasn't always easy. She grew up as the youngest of five sisters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her father, an ironworker, was known to his coworkers as "Little Johnny the Storyteller." Every evening at dinner the McDonalds would gather to talk and tell stories, but Megan McDonald was barely able to get a word in edgewise. "I'm told I began to stutter," she says, leading her mother to give her a notebook so she could start "writing things down."
Critically acclaimed, the Judy Moody books have won numerous awards, ranging from a PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Best Book of the Year to an International Reading Association Children's Choice. "Judy has taken on a life of her own," the author notes, with nearly 3 million Judy Moody books in print. Interestingly, the feisty third-grader is highly popular with boys and girls, making for a strong base of fans who are among Megan McDonald's strongest incentives to keep writing, along with "too many ideas and a little chocolate." And now -- by popular demand -- Judy Moody's little brother, Stink, gets his chance to star in his own adventures! Beginning with STINK: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING KID, three more stories, and his own encyclopedia, STINK-O-PEDIA, Stink's special style comes through loud and strong -- enhanced by a series of comic strips, drawn by Stink himself, which are sprinkled throughout the first book. About the need for a book all about Stink, Megan McDonald says, "Once, while I was visiting a class full of Judy Moody readers, the kids, many with spiked hair à la Judy's little brother, chanted, 'Stink! Stink! Stink! Stink! Stink!' as I entered the room. In that moment, I knew that Stink had to have a book all his own."
More recently, Megan McDonald has recalled some of her own childhood with the warmth, humor -- and squabbles -- of three spunky sisters in THE SISTERS CLUB.
Megan McDonald and her husband live in Sebastopol, California, with two dogs, two adopted horses, and fifteen wild turkeys that like to hang out on their back porch.
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January 4, 2013Book Review
Life is crazy for the girls in the books Sisters Club by Megan McDonald. It is about three sisters named Stevie, Alex and Joey who all love acting. One day all of the sisters decided to make a club called the sisters club where they all have their own meeting about new drama, gossips and new events that are exciting to them. This book takes place in their hectic house with their mom and dad. I think the theme for this book would be to always know that someone is always there for you when ever something has happened because they all love you.
What I liked most about this book was how the author related to the readers, and how she explained how the characters’ life was like with lots of great detail, making you feel like you were in that house with all of those crazy girls. I liked these things because it explained so much of how being a sister was like.
One thing I did not like about this book was how the author did not add a lot of excitement in the book and how she didn’t not add a conflict to the story to make it just a little bit more interesting in the book. I would rate this book a three out of five stars. I think a girl who has a lot of sisters would enjoy this book because it would explain how their life is like completely and it would relate to how she feels.
Life is crazy for the girls in the books Sisters Club by Megan McDonald. It is about three sisters named Stevie, Alex and Joey who all love acting. One day all of the sisters decided to make a club called the sisters club where they all have their own meeting about new drama, gossips and new events that are exciting to them. This book takes place in their hectic house with their mom and dad. I think the theme for this book would be to always know that someone is always there for you when ever something has happened because they all love you.
What I liked most about this book was how the author related to the readers, and how she explained how the characters’ life was like with lots of great detail, making you feel like you were in that house with all of those crazy girls. I liked these things because it explained so much of how being a sister was like.
One thing I did not like about this book was how the author did not add a lot of excitement in the book and how she didn’t not add a conflict to the story to make it just a little bit more interesting in the book. I would rate this book a three out of five stars. I think a girl who has a lot of sisters would enjoy this book because it would explain how their life is like completely and it would relate to how she feels.
September 18, 2013
The sisters club is about a group of sisters Alex who loves drama, Joey who loves homework and Stevie who is like the mediator of the family. The book talks about the life of a sister and all the ups and downs it comes with. To deal with them they go to the sisters club. Its when they go up to there tree house in there backyard and talk to each other about all their problems. They don't always get along but they are always there for one another.
I loved the book because I thought it was really interesting how he made the sisters very realistic and funny. Megan McDonald made a very good plot which made the book easy to relate to and understand. Anyone who likes realistic and funny characters would love this book because its one of my favorite books of all time. I could never stop reading it and I think you will feel the same way about this book. Any who reads this book will love it so I suggest that you should definitely read this book.
I loved the book because I thought it was really interesting how he made the sisters very realistic and funny. Megan McDonald made a very good plot which made the book easy to relate to and understand. Anyone who likes realistic and funny characters would love this book because its one of my favorite books of all time. I could never stop reading it and I think you will feel the same way about this book. Any who reads this book will love it so I suggest that you should definitely read this book.
March 31, 2017
Stevie created the sisters club where they tell everything about each other. They tell each other rules and are very different, Alex is the oldest and bossiest, Stevie created the club, Joey thinks she doesn't have enough homework so she creates some herself. Their parents love acting. Alex admits to her sisters that she likes someone in the Beauty and the Beast (the play she is playing in). She invites in for dinner one day to practice and everything goes wrong. What will Alex say?
I love this book because it is very funny and each girl talks and says her opinion. I would recommend this book from ages 8 to 12.
I love this book because it is very funny and each girl talks and says her opinion. I would recommend this book from ages 8 to 12.
October 26, 2021
Reading this book was like going back to my own childhood. I grew up in a home of three boys, and reading this book about three sisters made me realize that I never knew how much boys and girls were alike. Megan McDonald, who grew up the youngest of 5 sisters, writes about the friendship, love, hate and trials of family life among siblings. Our cast of characters is:
Three Sisters:
Alex Reel (the oldest)
Stevie Reel (middle the glue)
Joey Reel (the youngest)
Parents:
Mom (Susan Reel Actress)
Dad (Richard Reel famous actor who played King Lear)
Great Great Grandmother, founder of the town Hepzibiah McNutty Reel
Other Cast Members:
Sock Monkey
Scott Howell (the first boy to come over for dinner)
And more.
The three sisters have the Sisters club. They have sleep overs and meetings in Alex's room. They put on plays. This is a well-written book, in a mix of traditional text and what look like journal entries with comments from the other sisters. The illustrations really add to the book. It is a really fun read and another great book for readers of all ages by Megan McDonald.
(I read this years ago with my oldest daughter, and no again with my youngest.)
Three Sisters:
Alex Reel (the oldest)
Stevie Reel (middle the glue)
Joey Reel (the youngest)
Parents:
Mom (Susan Reel Actress)
Dad (Richard Reel famous actor who played King Lear)
Great Great Grandmother, founder of the town Hepzibiah McNutty Reel
Other Cast Members:
Sock Monkey
Scott Howell (the first boy to come over for dinner)
And more.
The three sisters have the Sisters club. They have sleep overs and meetings in Alex's room. They put on plays. This is a well-written book, in a mix of traditional text and what look like journal entries with comments from the other sisters. The illustrations really add to the book. It is a really fun read and another great book for readers of all ages by Megan McDonald.
(I read this years ago with my oldest daughter, and no again with my youngest.)
September 17, 2011
I won't make this a lengthy review, only because this book is near and dear to my heart, as I grew up reading it. I remember reading this all the time, especially when I had nothing else to read. It was my fallback. A Nook book page run by some friends posted it for $1.99 as a Nook book, so I snapped it up. This, in my opinion, is a classic middle grade book that girls will love.
Although it was, and is a childhood favorite of mine, something bothers me now that I've re-read it at 19. Is it me, or do Alex, Stevie, and Joey speak in a manner that does not beget their ages? I mean they're supposed to be 12, 10 and 8, but they don't talk like it. They talk like teenagers. I don't know, but I've never met an 8 year old that talks like Joey. Or a 10 year old that talks like Stevie. Maybe it's because I'm 19 now, but the way they speak just bothers me.
Other that that this story is great. Told through regular 1st person POV, scripts/transcripts, diary entries, etc, it's a fun novel with great and funny characters girls can relate to.
Although it was, and is a childhood favorite of mine, something bothers me now that I've re-read it at 19. Is it me, or do Alex, Stevie, and Joey speak in a manner that does not beget their ages? I mean they're supposed to be 12, 10 and 8, but they don't talk like it. They talk like teenagers. I don't know, but I've never met an 8 year old that talks like Joey. Or a 10 year old that talks like Stevie. Maybe it's because I'm 19 now, but the way they speak just bothers me.
Other that that this story is great. Told through regular 1st person POV, scripts/transcripts, diary entries, etc, it's a fun novel with great and funny characters girls can relate to.
October 30, 2018
Revised Review-Computer was in the shop, this needed some work.
Have never read a Megan McDonald book before. Was quite fun. I hadn't heard of Judy Moody books before either, but it sounds like they are very popular, and that McDonald does a fun job of portraying them. As I try new genre's in my reading, this was one I would try and it was most enjoyable. Will probably try others too.
Sweet read: the sisters club: rule of three by Megan McDonald
Knife, fork, spoon.
Rock, paper, scissors.
Lights, camera, action.
Everywhere you look, things come in threes. It’s the Rule of Three.”
And I love love love the three Reel sisters: Alex (13), Stevie (11), and Joey (9).
♥ Megan McDonald + cupcakes = recipe for perfection. ♥
Jealousy, betrayal, and sibling clashes abound in this tightly written, fast paced, thoroughly satisfying read. To add to the non-stop fun, smart-as-a-whip Joey, with her clever, mischievous machinations, makes sure there is never a dull moment in this roller coaster ride of sisterly tug-of-war.
Have never read a Megan McDonald book before. Was quite fun. I hadn't heard of Judy Moody books before either, but it sounds like they are very popular, and that McDonald does a fun job of portraying them. As I try new genre's in my reading, this was one I would try and it was most enjoyable. Will probably try others too.
Sweet read: the sisters club: rule of three by Megan McDonald
Knife, fork, spoon.
Rock, paper, scissors.
Lights, camera, action.
Everywhere you look, things come in threes. It’s the Rule of Three.”
And I love love love the three Reel sisters: Alex (13), Stevie (11), and Joey (9).
♥ Megan McDonald + cupcakes = recipe for perfection. ♥
Jealousy, betrayal, and sibling clashes abound in this tightly written, fast paced, thoroughly satisfying read. To add to the non-stop fun, smart-as-a-whip Joey, with her clever, mischievous machinations, makes sure there is never a dull moment in this roller coaster ride of sisterly tug-of-war.
March 30, 2013
I really liked The Sisters Club by Meagan McDonald. It is about a girl named Stevie Reel who feels like the glue of the family. Her older sister, Alex, has caught play fever getting ready for her audition for Beauty in Beauty and the Beast. Her little sister, Joey, is constantly working on homework that she makes up for herself. She is fascinated that her Great great grandmother was a pioneer and an actress. It's up to Stevie to save the sister's club (a club that Stevie made up for just the three of them to hang out). I would give this book 5 stars because it seems so realistic and it is something that could actually happen.
June 10, 2010
Third, fifth, and seventh grade sisters take turns narrating this book--although middle sister Stevie is the major protagonist--and we end up with a nice appreciation of each. It's not my kind of book and I thought I'd have trouble relating to the girls, but the more I read the more I enjoyed it. Very well done.
July 16, 2009
THis is a really good book i liked it because it was almost like a diary and it kind of reminded me of me and my two sisters
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September 11, 2012i loved this book it was really funny i think that the sisters are just like my sisters.we fight alot and we make back up ,just ike the girlz in the book
March 23, 2018
The theme of this book is to appreciate what you have.
July 30, 2019
Amazing. My favorite book!!!!!!!😍 Recommend to anybody!!!
April 5, 2020
LO AMÉ, que libro tan extremadamente adorable y divertido
Sin duda estas hermanas se han robado un pedazo de mi corazón
Sin duda estas hermanas se han robado un pedazo de mi corazón
July 8, 2020
Highly recommend for any middle sister, like me!
May 26, 2019
The Sisters Club is a humorous, realistic family story with short chapters and a mix of formats that all work well. Highly reccommended!
September 17, 2025
This was an ok book. It was fine as a light read.
I felt that most plot points could have used a lot more development, but there were also good elements which I enjoyed.
To be fair, I'm out of the age range of this book, so maybe the time spent developing the different scenes would be long enough for younger kids in the age range.
The characters were pretty good and sufficiently interesting. I liked the different ways the perspectives were told, with Alex's stage acts, Stevie's narration and Joey's scribbler.
The sisters were good characters, albeit sort of selfish and inconsiderate of each other.
One thing I thought could have used more development was Stevie's switch from being the mischief-maker to being the diplomat sister. She was just being a brat along with her younger sister Joey and actively being disruptive, when she feels like she has no role so she asks her dad what her role is and he says "the middle child is the glue who holds everyone together" and she's suddenly like "Ah, I'm the sensible one. I'm the glue." No, she's the one causing most of the conflict. Not Joey, the "trouble making youngest sibling", it's Stevie originating most of it. I would have understood if she realized she needed to BECOME the glue and worked towards that, but instead it's an instant change of mindset from causing mischief, to that she's the one holding them together. I just thought there should have been a bit of progression to her reaching that.
The parents seem boarder-line neglectful, for several reasons and I'm not sure if they were meant to be neglectful or it just turned out looking that way.
#1. They leave their daughters alone quite a bit throughout the book. Their dad works at the theater, and at the beginning of the story the mom gets a position on a cooking show. So they're both working all day, and from the way the girls talk about them it sounds like they almost never see their parents or spend time with them since their mom got the job. It literally said they'd be at the house by themselves, watch their mom's show on TV, then go to bed.
#2. The parents don't seem overly concerned about their kids' diets.
I mean, the fact that their mother has been a wife and mom for twelve years, yet she never learned how to cook for her family is a bit bizarre. What, were they just ordering takeout for the past decade? Apparently so, because their mom can't cook worth beans. Why would they live that way for years? And then, when the mom gets the TV job, it now it falls to Stevie to cook the family meals whenever they don't get takeout, which for some reason happens more frequently after the mom gets her job. Stevie literally cooks the meals for the whole family, including her parents and older sister, even though... she's ten. It's great for kids to learn to cook, of course, but I feel like Stevie shouldn't HAVE to cook as a ten year-old. It should be her parent's job to provide meals for the family, yet they seem fine with their daughter becoming the household chef. I also think it could have been more interesting to see Stevie learn a bit more before she's an expert. There's just one failure, then suddenly she's perfect at it.
#3. The parents don't seem too concerned about their daughter's behavior. They never address Alex being lazy, or her being snippy with Stevie and Joey, and they never address when Stevie and Joey are being annoying little brats. The fondue scene was especially ridiculous. Alex invites her co-star Scott (who she has a crush on) over for lunch to practice lines and she made Stevie and Joey promise to behave. Which they do not. They serve fondue, for the sole reason of if you drop a piece you have to kiss everyone of the opposite sex who's at the table. They announce this, which mortifies Alex and makes Scott extremely uncomfortable (as it should). When Alex looks at her parents for help, instead of telling Stevie and Joey to behave the parents just say "Yeah, that is how fondue works, and we're having fondue. So I guess, Scott, you have to kiss someone if you drop some" which does not make Scott any less uncomfortable. People, he's twelve. TWELVE. I know if it had been me, I would have phoned my parents to come pick me up and get me away from those creeps. The meal progresses with Joey constantly bumping Scott's arm EVERY time he takes some fondue to make him drop it, to Alex's horror. The parents never once tell Joey to stop. The whole thing was just ridiculous.
#4. Apparently, the reason all the girls have boy's names is because when they were born their parents only had boy's names they liked because they thought they were going to have boys.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? ARE THEY INSANE? Did it not occur to them to open a name book to the girl section when their daughters were born? At one point Joey says she's "not Joann, or Josephine, or Jo-anything. Just Joey." Just Joey? So it wasn't even that they liked the name boy's name Joseph and named her that, they just liked "Joey"? ARE THEY CRAZY? THEY LITERALLY CALL HER "JOEY" WHICH IS AN ABBREVIATED NAME AND NOT AN ACTUAL NAME, BUT THEY DON'T EVEN BOTHER NAMING HER JOANNA OR SOMETHING, WHICH IS A GIRL'S NAME, AND THEN STILL CALL HER JOEY? WHY NOT? HOW MUCH THOUGHT DID THESE PEOPLE PUT INTO PARENTING? ARE THEY QUALIFIED TO BE PARENTS? I guess that means Alex isn't short for Alexandra or even Alexander then, it's just Alex? And Stevie is just Stevie? What is wrong with them?
Aside from that rant, there were other good things about the book. I liked the little recipes and stuff included, and I really liked the character of Sock Monkey. Alex talking to it and voicing it like it was alive was hilarious. I thought it was so funny how all the sisters treat it like it's opinions are separate from Alex and speak to it like a different person when Alex is holding it. I also really enjoyed the Sherlock Holmes skit featuring it.
Sock Monkey is the reason I feel this book should be turned into a movie. Not because the rest of the story is overly exceptional, but because I think that Sock Monkey would be a thing of greatness in a movie. Imagine the hilarious camera-angles and stuff to make it seem like it's own character even as Alex was voicing it. It would be amazing.
One more thing, Stevie’s so-called best friend from chapter one never shows up again. I thought they were best friends?
The over-all plot of the story was coherent enough, and tied together well.
All in all, it wasn't a bad book.
God Bless, and have a great day.
I felt that most plot points could have used a lot more development, but there were also good elements which I enjoyed.
To be fair, I'm out of the age range of this book, so maybe the time spent developing the different scenes would be long enough for younger kids in the age range.
The characters were pretty good and sufficiently interesting. I liked the different ways the perspectives were told, with Alex's stage acts, Stevie's narration and Joey's scribbler.
The sisters were good characters, albeit sort of selfish and inconsiderate of each other.
One thing I thought could have used more development was Stevie's switch from being the mischief-maker to being the diplomat sister. She was just being a brat along with her younger sister Joey and actively being disruptive, when she feels like she has no role so she asks her dad what her role is and he says "the middle child is the glue who holds everyone together" and she's suddenly like "Ah, I'm the sensible one. I'm the glue." No, she's the one causing most of the conflict. Not Joey, the "trouble making youngest sibling", it's Stevie originating most of it. I would have understood if she realized she needed to BECOME the glue and worked towards that, but instead it's an instant change of mindset from causing mischief, to that she's the one holding them together. I just thought there should have been a bit of progression to her reaching that.
The parents seem boarder-line neglectful, for several reasons and I'm not sure if they were meant to be neglectful or it just turned out looking that way.
#1. They leave their daughters alone quite a bit throughout the book. Their dad works at the theater, and at the beginning of the story the mom gets a position on a cooking show. So they're both working all day, and from the way the girls talk about them it sounds like they almost never see their parents or spend time with them since their mom got the job. It literally said they'd be at the house by themselves, watch their mom's show on TV, then go to bed.
#2. The parents don't seem overly concerned about their kids' diets.
I mean, the fact that their mother has been a wife and mom for twelve years, yet she never learned how to cook for her family is a bit bizarre. What, were they just ordering takeout for the past decade? Apparently so, because their mom can't cook worth beans. Why would they live that way for years? And then, when the mom gets the TV job, it now it falls to Stevie to cook the family meals whenever they don't get takeout, which for some reason happens more frequently after the mom gets her job. Stevie literally cooks the meals for the whole family, including her parents and older sister, even though... she's ten. It's great for kids to learn to cook, of course, but I feel like Stevie shouldn't HAVE to cook as a ten year-old. It should be her parent's job to provide meals for the family, yet they seem fine with their daughter becoming the household chef. I also think it could have been more interesting to see Stevie learn a bit more before she's an expert. There's just one failure, then suddenly she's perfect at it.
#3. The parents don't seem too concerned about their daughter's behavior. They never address Alex being lazy, or her being snippy with Stevie and Joey, and they never address when Stevie and Joey are being annoying little brats. The fondue scene was especially ridiculous. Alex invites her co-star Scott (who she has a crush on) over for lunch to practice lines and she made Stevie and Joey promise to behave. Which they do not. They serve fondue, for the sole reason of if you drop a piece you have to kiss everyone of the opposite sex who's at the table. They announce this, which mortifies Alex and makes Scott extremely uncomfortable (as it should). When Alex looks at her parents for help, instead of telling Stevie and Joey to behave the parents just say "Yeah, that is how fondue works, and we're having fondue. So I guess, Scott, you have to kiss someone if you drop some" which does not make Scott any less uncomfortable. People, he's twelve. TWELVE. I know if it had been me, I would have phoned my parents to come pick me up and get me away from those creeps. The meal progresses with Joey constantly bumping Scott's arm EVERY time he takes some fondue to make him drop it, to Alex's horror. The parents never once tell Joey to stop. The whole thing was just ridiculous.
#4. Apparently, the reason all the girls have boy's names is because when they were born their parents only had boy's names they liked because they thought they were going to have boys.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? ARE THEY INSANE? Did it not occur to them to open a name book to the girl section when their daughters were born? At one point Joey says she's "not Joann, or Josephine, or Jo-anything. Just Joey." Just Joey? So it wasn't even that they liked the name boy's name Joseph and named her that, they just liked "Joey"? ARE THEY CRAZY? THEY LITERALLY CALL HER "JOEY" WHICH IS AN ABBREVIATED NAME AND NOT AN ACTUAL NAME, BUT THEY DON'T EVEN BOTHER NAMING HER JOANNA OR SOMETHING, WHICH IS A GIRL'S NAME, AND THEN STILL CALL HER JOEY? WHY NOT? HOW MUCH THOUGHT DID THESE PEOPLE PUT INTO PARENTING? ARE THEY QUALIFIED TO BE PARENTS? I guess that means Alex isn't short for Alexandra or even Alexander then, it's just Alex? And Stevie is just Stevie? What is wrong with them?
Aside from that rant, there were other good things about the book. I liked the little recipes and stuff included, and I really liked the character of Sock Monkey. Alex talking to it and voicing it like it was alive was hilarious. I thought it was so funny how all the sisters treat it like it's opinions are separate from Alex and speak to it like a different person when Alex is holding it. I also really enjoyed the Sherlock Holmes skit featuring it.
Sock Monkey is the reason I feel this book should be turned into a movie. Not because the rest of the story is overly exceptional, but because I think that Sock Monkey would be a thing of greatness in a movie. Imagine the hilarious camera-angles and stuff to make it seem like it's own character even as Alex was voicing it. It would be amazing.
One more thing, Stevie’s so-called best friend from chapter one never shows up again. I thought they were best friends?
The over-all plot of the story was coherent enough, and tied together well.
All in all, it wasn't a bad book.
God Bless, and have a great day.
April 28, 2014
The first sentience of the book attract me to continue reading this book which is "Being in the middle is like being invisible. Especially when you're in the middle sister in a family with three girls". I was exited to read this book, because it tells us a real stories happen between sisters and friends. Before reading this book I thought it is going to talk about friends as a sisters but it was about sisters and their parents. The sisters where Alex, Stevie, and Joey. Sounds of their names look like they are boys but they are not. Their parents always wanted to have boys but they got girls. I liked Stevie's character more than the others, she was responsible more than her oldest sister and she was able to do many things. Moreover I liked Joey's sketches that she have been drawn. The last 100 pages were amazing I finished reading them in less than two days.
March 13, 2018
Love it
I chose that rating because it deserves five out of five plus i just loved the characters in it and most of all i liked Megan but I like Rachel Renee Russell better(way better)😍😜
I chose that rating because it deserves five out of five plus i just loved the characters in it and most of all i liked Megan but I like Rachel Renee Russell better(way better)😍😜
October 23, 2009
i really didnt like this book because nothing really happens its sort of boaring. all they do is make a play and its not even a good one, stick marshmellows between their toes, and argue
July 11, 2017
What is it about I don't know we will find out when we we read it I see from the cover its about sisters that's fun we will find out let's go!!!
July 22, 2017
I thought this book was great! 😊 My favorite part was when Stevie went up on stage for her sister to play the part of Belle in Beauty & The Beast. Overall this book deserves 5 stars!
July 14, 2018
loved this book as a kid, as I had 2 sisters and it was very amusing for me.
September 21, 2019
Such a cute series for young middle grade girls. There's humor, sister bonding, sister drama, bad cooking, Beauty and the Beast, sock monkeys, jello obsession, sweater stealing, fondue, family dinners. In other words, this short book is jam-packed with great family fun.
Alex is the oldest. She loves acting and has auditioned for the lead in Beauty and the Beast. She has a crush on the boy who is auditioning to be the Beast. She talks to herself via her sock monkey. Sister Club meetings are held in her room. Her narration is written as a screenplay.
Stevie is the middle sister. Since her mother is a terrible cook, Stevie takes over. Ironically, her mother is the lead actress on a cooking show. Stevie's first attempt at cooking is a disaster, but by the end she's making fondue like a pro. Her narration is written in standard narrative format.
Joey is the youngest, but has no problem giving it right back to her sisters. She loves Laura Ingalls Wilder books and lime jello. Her narration is told as a series of drawings and lists.
This series is a must for 4th grade girls who are transitioning out of K-3 series, but aren't quite ready for the hefty writing of middle grade novels. These sisters are totally adorable in a funny kind of way. They irritate and embarrass each other as sisters do, but always end up forgiving. Can't recommend enough.
Alex is the oldest. She loves acting and has auditioned for the lead in Beauty and the Beast. She has a crush on the boy who is auditioning to be the Beast. She talks to herself via her sock monkey. Sister Club meetings are held in her room. Her narration is written as a screenplay.
Stevie is the middle sister. Since her mother is a terrible cook, Stevie takes over. Ironically, her mother is the lead actress on a cooking show. Stevie's first attempt at cooking is a disaster, but by the end she's making fondue like a pro. Her narration is written in standard narrative format.
Joey is the youngest, but has no problem giving it right back to her sisters. She loves Laura Ingalls Wilder books and lime jello. Her narration is told as a series of drawings and lists.
This series is a must for 4th grade girls who are transitioning out of K-3 series, but aren't quite ready for the hefty writing of middle grade novels. These sisters are totally adorable in a funny kind of way. They irritate and embarrass each other as sisters do, but always end up forgiving. Can't recommend enough.
June 30, 2025
I really related to Alex and Stevie, Joey was to young of a character but as kids and being the oldest and only one sibling I related to Alex in having to be the mature one. Stevie in that the youngest are more spoiled and also needing to be the glue that holds the family together. Stevie was really shy but that never stopped me from my acting career in schools & church plays. It was a great story I never had a sister and I wish I had an older sibling to help guide me and I would definitely want it to be a sister. The story was cute just the mess in the kitchen and the parents involvement was a little immature on my part… I just wasn’t raised with those kind of parents.
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October 3, 2024
L picked this as our most recent bedtime read - she wanted something easy and quick as the book we read all summer was a bit heavy. It was a cute story of three sisters and the typical balance of bickering and affection that comes with siblings. It's written through a variety of modes - typical prose narration, graphics (doodles, drawings, and lists), and play format - which made it an even faster read, but somewhat tricky to read aloud. I would have liked the story to have been a little more substantial, but L really enjoyed it, which was the point.
April 22, 2020
things i first learned about, as a young'un, from this book
- putting marshmallows between your toes to paint your toenails
- Neapolitan ice cream
- midlife crises
- sock monkeys
- fondue
- Benedict Arnold
- "This is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams
- King Lear
so maybe baby max was a weenie but this was also an eye-opening experience for him. also just a really really well-executed children's book sdfhdsfbwefw
- putting marshmallows between your toes to paint your toenails
- Neapolitan ice cream
- midlife crises
- sock monkeys
- fondue
- Benedict Arnold
- "This is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams
- King Lear
so maybe baby max was a weenie but this was also an eye-opening experience for him. also just a really really well-executed children's book sdfhdsfbwefw
October 23, 2017
It was such a good book! I love the characters and how you see the different points of view. And I love this book because in each point of view they show a different page set up, because the characters are different ages. I would recommend this book to people who want the book that you red in a few days, because it is so good.
August 19, 2020
This started off very lost and random, kinda difficult to read because you couldn't see where the story was going. It got better and I appreciated it for being extremely realistic and having a sweet ending. The sisters are good characters and I like their dynamics of interacting. I think there are more in the series, but they weren't AG releases.
May 18, 2022
This book is very good. i finshed it yesterday. It's about three sisters and there club. Alex, joey and Stevy, made the club. it's not that long. it says 2022 march 18, because i didn't start reading it untell 5 days ago. i got it at a little free libory. But anyway, great book. Girls READ THIS!!! it so good.
January 14, 2023
I love the laughs, the love, the excitement in these books. Stevie's parts are written in "normal" book form. Alex's is in script form, and Joey's is in her journal. For some reason, whenever I think of Alex, I think of the song Royals by Lorde. The song just sounds like her. But anyway, I love this book, and there's more in the series!
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