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Brothers and sisters

My Side of the Mountain

Jean Craighead George

A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate

A Door Near Here

Heather Quarles

Four siblings struggle to maintain a seminormal home life when their single mother's alcoholism becomes debilitating.

Chinese Handcuffs

Chris Crutcher

Still troubled by his older brother's violent suicide, eighteen-year-old Dillon becomes deeply involved in the terrible secret of his friend Jennifer, who feels she can tell no one what her stepfather

The Kite Fighters

Linda Sue Park

Eleven-year-old Young-sup overcomes his rivalry with his older brother Kee-sup, and combines his kite-flying skill with Kee-sup's kite-making skill in an attempt to win the New Year kite-fighting comp

Stop Pretending

Sonya Sones

A younger sister has a difficult time adjusting to life after her older sister has a mental breakdown.

A Summer to Die

Lois Lowry

Meg, who has always been very conscious of Molly's prettiness, popularity, and happiness, must now face the grim reality of her sister's death.

Missing Since Monday

Ann M. Martin

When their little sister doesn't come home from school, 15-year-old Maggie and her brother must face up to some deep secrets about their natural mother, whom they consider a kidnapping suspect.

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Voices After Midnight

Richard Peck

Living in New York City during the summer, Chad and Luke uncover a mystery involving the former tenants of their house by going back to the year 1888.

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Lynne Ewing

Twelve-year-old Tito, while helping to care for his little sister, struggles to find his way during the aftermath of his brother's death in a gang-related shooting.

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S. E. Hinton

The love between two teenage brothers helps to alleviate the harshness of their usually parentless life as they struggle to grow up.

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