CONTENTS

Contents

Introduction

1. A SISTER’S LOVE AND SUPPORT

Revenge of the Fifth-Grade Girls Carolyn Magner Mason

A Gift of Love Cindy Beck

Spit Promises Dawn Braulick

Diane’s Walk C. Michele Davis

A Promise to Roxanne Rhonda Adkins as told to Carla Merolla

Are You Sure? Penny Perrone

Pictures Phyllis Nutkis

Happy Mother’s Day! Victoria E. Thompson

We Chose to Be Friends Tasha Boucher

Playing Cupid Chera Lee Bammerlin

My Family Was Separated Nora Steuber-Tamblin

Comfort Zones Melinda Stiles

Seeing Everything Diane Payne

Swing Set Marsha Arons

2. THE BOND BETWEEN SISTERS

Sister’s Song Rita Billbe

Voices Julie D. Workman

We Sisters Ann Marie Rowland

A Sister Is . . . Lisa Baillargeon

The Diary Martine Klaassen

Joined at the Heart Ruth Latta

Vital Chatter Leona Lipari Lee

Over the Years Michelle A. Tessaro

Sisters Under the Skin Walker Meade

Forty-Five Years and Six Thousand Miles Apart L. J. Wardell

Together, Achieving Our Olympic Dream Penny and Vicky Vilagos

I Wish for You Robert Strand

A Heart-to-Heart with Rosel Christa Holder Ocker

Right with Me Alora M. Knight

Melody Jennifer Koscheski

Light in the Window Eileen Goltz

3. SIBLING REVELRY

An Untraditional Holiday Tale Karen Asp

Sundae Confessions: Breaking the Ice Cream Rule Andrea D’Asaro

My Sister, the Star Cammie McGovern

Sisters Hope Fillingim

The Importance of Conscience Elisha M. Webster

Of Yellow-Haired Dolls and Ugly Clay Bowls Gail E. Strock

Snisters Ina Hughs

Little Sisters Destiny McIntosh

Truly Blessed Alice Collins

My Life: The Sitcom Chadd A. Wheat

My Sister, the Martian Stephanie Wyndance

A Year Behind Sister and Forty Rebecca Christian

How to Torture Your Sister Delia Ephron

4. OVERCOMING OBSTACLES

A Promise to Keep Phoebe Elizabeth Sisk

No Matter What Judy Lynne Lucia

Hidden Treasure Marci Alborghetti

The Miracle of My Sister’s Laughing Deborah Hedstrom-Page

My Special Sister Betty McMahon

If the World Could See with My Sister’s Eyes Amanda Athey Swain

The Perfect Garden Molly Bruce Jacobs

The Seed Jar Dee Berry

My Sister’s Shadow Diane Burke

Midnight Black Robin Janson-Shope

Footsteps Kelly L. Stone

It’s All Relative Elayne Clift

5. OH BROTHER!

The Intruder Joseph Brandes

Falling in Love with Molly Liz Mayer

Change of Heart Muriel J. Bussman

Sugar River Phyllis Nutkis

Where’s My Little Sister? Nancy B. Gibbs

Precious in My Eyes Robert C. Fuentes

It’s Not What You Think Greta Zwaan

6. SISTERS BY HEART

A Little White Lie June Cerza Kolf

Lipshtick Gwen Macsai

Friendly Reminder Rhonda Rhea

Loving Kelly Pamela Haskin

Long-Distance Sister Carol McAdoo Rehme

At Every Turn Lee Schafer Atonna

Girls’ Weekend Chris Miota

7. SPECIAL MEMORIES

Sister Dresses Faith Andrews Bedford

Symbiosis Ricky Keen

A Childhood Memory Benita Glickman

Getting to Rome Tasha Boucher

Sisters of the Attic Glenda Barbre

Once Upon a Birthday Jackie Case

Imprints Jodi Severson

My Sister, Myself and the Seasons of Life T. Jensen Lacey

Allies Carol Sweet

Not Just Another Birthday Janie Emaus

Beach Day Marsha Arons

I Had Forgotten Nancy Swiatek Pardo

Different Jane Eppinga

Heaven Shelly Isenberg

8. INSIGHTS AND LESSONS

Little Monkey Girl Danielle Collier

I Am Mortal Sandra I. White

Inseparable Lynne Zielinski

Animal Cracker Dresses Cricket Hardin Vauthier

The Greatest Gift Christine Many

No Time to Say I Love You Renee Simons

Lessons from My Angel Susan Farr Fahncke

Comrades in Arms Deborah Dee Simmons

Taking Care of Each Other Diane Goldberg

My Other Mother Stacey Granger

Love Covers a Multitude of Mistakes Sheri Jennings

Hey, I’m Telling! Penny Perrone

Who Is Jack Canfield?

Who Is Mark Victor Hansen?

Who Are Patty and Nancy Mitchell?

Who Are Heather and Katy McNamara?

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