Saturday, November 18, 2023

The Sister Split by Auriane Desombre - ADVISABLE

The Sister Split by Auriane Desombre, 242 pages. Delacorte Press, 2023. $18

Language: G (0 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: G

BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

12yo Autumn lives in New York City with her mom, her brother George, and her best friend Saskia, but when Autumn‘s mom starts to date Harrison, they decide to move to East Hammond. Autumn does not like this idea at all, so she tries to sabotage everything and make her mom and Harrison not get along. She tries everything and still nothing seems to work, not to mention having to share everything with Harrison‘s daughter.

I like how the story went along. It’s so realistic to how a 12yo or 13yo girl would act; it’s fun and dramatic and unique. While the girls explore the idea that they might like each other romantically, they realize they are just good friends. The characters default to white. 

Student Reviewer: HS, 7th grade


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