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Writer's pictureKayla Isabel

Sisters by Raina Telgemeier

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Three weeks. Two sisters. One car. A True Story

Raina can’t wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren’t quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she’s also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn’t improve much over the years, but when a baby brother enters the picture and later, when something doesn’t seem right between their parents, they realize they must figure out how to get along. They are sisters, after all.

Raina uses her signature humor and charm in both present-day narrative and perfectly placed flashbacks to tell the story of her relationship with her sister, which unfolds during the course of a road trip from their home in San Francisco to a family reunion in Colorado. (taken from goodreads.com)

I love family. I am blessed to be extremely close with my family and with my brother. My mom is best friends with her two older sisters, teaching us about the meaning of family. I love how this story is based on a true story in Raina’s life.

Raina goes on a road trip with her family, getting fed up with her sister and not understanding why her dad isn’t driving with her, her sister, her mom and her brother.

If you are a graphic novel fan, you REALLY need to read Raina’s books! Sisters was so great. The art is amazing, I connected to young Raina and her relationship with her sister. I have one younger brother and we fought all the time as kids but eventually I realized that he was a built in friend. And to this day we are good friends.

Like some of the other graphic novels I have read lately, this one too does a great job of starting to talk about the more difficult topic of separation and the possibility of divorce. I really enjoyed this book.

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