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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
This is a great book. I used to read "Smile," which is the book before this one when I was growing up. Reading this brought back memories. It tells the story of how to get along with your siblings and how to have a great relationship with them.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
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I received a copy of this book from Scholastic on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I have been looking forward to reading this ever since I finished reading Smile and I loved this book.
Raina Telgemeier is consistent in her storytelling, and her ability to create content that readers can connect with and care about. Smile was an adorable story, and I really enjoyed seeing the follow-up in Sisters as Raina got older and learned to deal with her family and her siblings.
I found myself really connecting with Raina's own story of learning to live with your family. Having siblings is not often easy, which Raina really shows throughout the book, but she also looks at the ways in which, even subtly, siblings understand and love us more than we ever realize.
The connection between Raina and Amara is so realistic, and Telgemeier really depicted the realities of her own childhood so well and so believably. The tension between siblings you wish you and siblings you've actually got reads so true I felt myself nodding along as Raina laments the fact that those she wants don't want her and the one she has doesn't either.
I also liked that Telgemeier didn't shy away from some of the more serious content, like divorce. This really worked to her advantage because it made the whole family more real to me. The difficulties of marriage and family life are often ignored in books for younger ages, and I really admired Telgemeier's use of the parents relationship as creating a connection between the two sisters.
I've always been a fan of Telgemeier's art style as well. It's very simple, but it works to create a very cute and sweet story. The style is also very appropriate for her target ages, in elementary and middle school range mostly, and has a very clean look to it.
I highly recommend Sisters and the previous book Smile. If you love graphic novels they are a really perfect duo that are light, easy reads. The art is clean and simple and works well in combination with the story. I am personally looking forward to buying a copy of this book when it hits shelves later this month.
I received a copy of this book from Scholastic on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I have been looking forward to reading this ever since I finished reading Smile and I loved this book.
Raina Telgemeier is consistent in her storytelling, and her ability to create content that readers can connect with and care about. Smile was an adorable story, and I really enjoyed seeing the follow-up in Sisters as Raina got older and learned to deal with her family and her siblings.
I found myself really connecting with Raina's own story of learning to live with your family. Having siblings is not often easy, which Raina really shows throughout the book, but she also looks at the ways in which, even subtly, siblings understand and love us more than we ever realize.
The connection between Raina and Amara is so realistic, and Telgemeier really depicted the realities of her own childhood so well and so believably. The tension between siblings you wish you and siblings you've actually got reads so true I felt myself nodding along as Raina laments the fact that those she wants don't want her and the one she has doesn't either.
I also liked that Telgemeier didn't shy away from some of the more serious content, like divorce. This really worked to her advantage because it made the whole family more real to me. The difficulties of marriage and family life are often ignored in books for younger ages, and I really admired Telgemeier's use of the parents relationship as creating a connection between the two sisters.
I've always been a fan of Telgemeier's art style as well. It's very simple, but it works to create a very cute and sweet story. The style is also very appropriate for her target ages, in elementary and middle school range mostly, and has a very clean look to it.
I highly recommend Sisters and the previous book Smile. If you love graphic novels they are a really perfect duo that are light, easy reads. The art is clean and simple and works well in combination with the story. I am personally looking forward to buying a copy of this book when it hits shelves later this month.
Cute, fun, fast read! Graphic novel.
Not as good as the first book: Smile.
Not as good as the first book: Smile.
One of my favorite graphic novels from this author. The relationship between the two sisters is realistic, with both of them acting less mature than they ought in some instances. The art is really fantastic. The ending was subtle; I kind of wished for an epilogue! Are the sisters going to be okay? (I’m thinking yes?) And what about the parents?? Maybe Raina will write a third memoir.
6/10
This was a simple and fun graphic novel. Most kids will most likely have a good time with this one. It maybe too young for me to fully enjoy but I liked it nonetheless. Interested in checking out "Smile" :)
This was a simple and fun graphic novel. Most kids will most likely have a good time with this one. It maybe too young for me to fully enjoy but I liked it nonetheless. Interested in checking out "Smile" :)
Book #99 Read in 2014
Sisters by Raina Telgemeier (YA)
This graphic novel is a sequel to Smile, also a graphic novel. I really liked Smile but Sisters left me a bit disappointed. In Sisters, Raina and her sister and brother and mother are driving cross-country to visit family. Raina and her sister never get along so neither are really looking forward to being trapped in a moving vehicle together for a week. There is sparring back and forth. This book had potential to be a bit more meaty (mother and father having marital problems) but that potential was never really addressed and the ending felt abrupt...it left me wanting more. That being said, I think a middle school reader would be ok with it. Cute read.
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Sisters by Raina Telgemeier (YA)
This graphic novel is a sequel to Smile, also a graphic novel. I really liked Smile but Sisters left me a bit disappointed. In Sisters, Raina and her sister and brother and mother are driving cross-country to visit family. Raina and her sister never get along so neither are really looking forward to being trapped in a moving vehicle together for a week. There is sparring back and forth. This book had potential to be a bit more meaty (mother and father having marital problems) but that potential was never really addressed and the ending felt abrupt...it left me wanting more. That being said, I think a middle school reader would be ok with it. Cute read.
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funny
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Great book!!! Raina is my favorite author!
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced