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Thirteen-year-old Meg and her sister Molly couldn't be more different. Molly is beautiful and popular, and Meg is brainy and introverted. Accepting these differences has always been difficult for Meg. When Molly falls ill, however, Meg must learn not only to accept Molly and her life, but to accept death.

About the author

Lois Lowry is the author of more than fifty books for children and young adults, including the New York Times bestselling Giver Quartet and the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver.

Summary

Thirteen-year-old Meg and her sister Molly couldn't be more different. Molly is beautiful and popular, and Meg is brainy and introverted. Accepting these differences has always been difficult for Meg. When Molly falls ill, however, Meg must learn not only to accept Molly and her life, but to accept death.

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"Not simply another story on a subject currently in vogue, this book is memorable as a well-crafted reaffirmation of universal values." Horn Book

"Not simply another story on a subject currently in vogue, this book is memorable as a well-crafted reaffirmation of universal values." Horn Book Guide

Product details

• Authors: Lois Lowry
• Assisted by: Jenni Oliver (Illustration)
• Publisher: KNV Besorgung
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Book
• Released: 31.05.2016
• EAN: 9780544668416
• ISBN: 978-0-544-66841-6
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Family / Siblings *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Horror *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Boys & Men *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Coming of Age *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Classics *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Books & Libraries *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Religion & Faith *