My Sister, Alicia May - Hardcover

Based on the lives of two sisters, this story expresses the challenges and joys of growing up with a sibling who has special needs. In many ways, Rachel and Alicia are like any sisters, but Rachel knows her sister is very different and very special because she has Down syndrome. Though Rachel occasionally feels frustrations and resentment about having to help watch over her special sister, she most often feels love, acceptance, and pride for her. Exquisitely written with humor and compassion, this story focuses on the sisters' relationship and their respective places in the family.

Nancy Tupper Ling is the author of Laughter in My Tent: A Woman's Search for Family. She won the prestigious Writer's Digest Grand Prize and the Pat Parnell Poetry Award. She lives in Walpole, Massachusetts. Shennen Bersani is a well-known illustrator whose work appeared in Ocean Counting: Odd Numbers; Sharks: Big, Bigger, Biggest; and Snakes: Long, Longer, Longest. She lives in Brockton, Massachusetts.