WHEN SOPHIE GETS ANGRY—REALLY, REALLY, ANGRY…
by Molly Bang
Scholastic;ISBN: 0590189794;$15.95;1999

Strong graphic design, bold line and brilliant colors combine effectively to relate a young child's anger and the way she works through her anger - independently - in order to resume her place in the family.

Suggested for ages 2 - 4
Subjects: Feelings | Siblings | Sisters

THE PENDERWICKS: A SUMMER TALE OF FOUR SISTERS, TWO RABBITS, AND A VERY INTERESTING BOY
by Jeanne Birdsall
Knopf;ISBN: 0375831436;$15.95;2005

Four sisters and their father rent a vacation cottage on an estate owned by snooty Mrs. Tifton. To her chagrin, her son Jeffrey adores the girls and turns to them when his mother threatens to remarry and ship him off to boarding school.

Suggested for ages 7 - 13
Subjects: National Book Award | Single-parent families | Sisters | Vacation

THE SECRET LIFE OF AMANDA K. WOODS
by Ann Cameron
Farrar, Straus & Giroux;ISBN: 0374367027;$16;1998

Twelve-year-old Amanda, who lives in the shadow of her beautiful older sister, seems unable to live up to her mother’s expectations. With the help of her father, a new friend, and her growing self-confidence, Amanda shows everyone how remarkable she really is.

Suggested for ages 10 - 13
Subjects: Daughters | Mothers | Sisters | Wisconsin

I LOVE YOU, BLUE KANGAROO!
by Emma Chichester Clark
Bantam Doubleday Dell;ISBN: 0385326386;$15.95;1999

When Lily's bed becomes too crowded for blue kangaroo, her baby brother gladly welcomes him, but Lily does NOT think that is the best solution! Cheerful watercolor and ink illustrations complement this charming bedtime read-aloud.

Suggested for ages 4 - 6
Subjects: Feelings | Siblings | Sisters | Stuffed Animals | Toys

MANY STONES
by Carolyn Coman
Front Street;ISBN: 1886910553;$15.95;2000

In this wrenching exploration of an older sister's death, younger daughter Berry visits South Africa with her estranged father and confronts not only the devastation wreaked by political apartheid but also the tragedies within a family that create aparthed of the heart.

Suggested for ages 12 - 16
Subjects: Fathers and daughters | Grief | Sisters | South Africa

GETTING NEAR TO BABY
by Audrey Couloumbis
Putnam;ISBN: 039923389X;$17.99;1999

As Willa Jo sits on the roof of her bossy Aunt Patty's house, she slowly reveals the story of her family's grief at the death of her baby sister. Told with humor and peopled with unforgettable characters.

Suggested for ages 11 - 14
Subjects: Newbery Honor | Sisters

JUST LISTEN
by Sarah Dessen
Viking;ISBN: 9780670061051;$17.99;2006

Lovely Annabel Green seems to have everything until her former best friend accuses her of superficiality, and her sister's eating disorder threatens her carefully created "perfect” world.

Suggested for ages 14 - 18
Subjects: Sisters

HUSH, LITTLE BABY: A FOLKSONG WITH PICTURES
by Marla Frazee
Browndeer;ISBN: 0152014292;$15;1999

The familiar folk lullaby is brought to life through playful pencil and ink illustrations that portray a 19th century Appalachian family struggling to placate a squalling baby, only to find that big sister had the answer all along.

Suggested for ages 3 - 6
Subjects: Babies | Folk songs | Lullabies | Siblings | Sisters