Bad Sister by Harper, Charise Mericle

This middle grade graphic memoir by Charise Mericle Harper, featuring illustrations by Rory Lucey, follows a young girl who undergoes a crisis of conscience, realizing that she is a "bad sister."

Meet Charise.

She's energetic, helpful, a model pet owner and full of inventions.

But she's also a bad sister. When she goes too far and breaks little brother Daniel's tooth, can she redeem herself? Is an accident really an accident if you could have stopped it?

But most importantly... What does it mean to be a good sister?

Author: Charise Mericle Harper
Publisher: First Second
Published: 09/14/2021
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781250219053
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.1
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 514812 / Bad Sister


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/10/2021 pg. 71
School Library Journal 07/01/2021 pg. 86
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2021 pg. 117
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2021 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

About the Author

Charise Mericle Harper has written more than fifty books for children, including the Crafty Cat, Fashion Kitty, and Just Grace series, and The Good For Nothing Button. Charise is excited and slightly nervous to share Bad Sister with the world. It's not easy to admit you were bad, even if now you are very, very good.

Rory Lucey is an illustrator and art teacher. He is the author and illustrator of Jonesy: Nine Lives on the Nostromo and a contributor to Alien: 40 Years 40 Artists, both from Titan Books. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and two cats.