Sisters

Sisters
By Raina Telgemeier
Reviewed by Serenity

Step into Raina’s world of her and her siblings on a wild road trip and see their child hood growing up. “Sisters” is a fascinating comic book about a girl named Raina, who as a only child really wanted a sister to play with. When Raina finally got that special wish she then wished she could take it back. Having a baby sister was boring because Amara (the baby)didn’t play the same things she did. Having a toddler sister was annoying because growing up Amara always threw fits and temper tantrums.Eventually Will, their new baby brother ,came along.By the time Amara was going into pre-teen Raina was already a teen so she didn’t even want to spend time with anyone.

The book focuses on when their family went on their family week long road trip to Colorado. Two months before the road trip Amara’s pet snake ,Mango, got loose in the car on their way to the pet store and crawled into the middle of the seat and the seat cushion. Raina was afraid of snakes so she didn’t want to sit in the front seat. Raina and her siblings really wanted their dad to drive with them but them but he had work and him and their mom weren’t getting along to much. Then after a long and wild car ride they arrived to Colorado and spent two days with their cousins, which Raina and Amara didn’t really like hanging out with their cousins but they made it through those two days and were back on the road.

On their way back home their car battery died and something worse so Raina and Amara stayed in the car while their mom and Will find a ride to town to find a towing company. While Raina and Amara waited for them to come back Mango comes out of the chair ,but they both don't want to pick him up so they put him in a grocery bag. Raina and Amara get worried for Will and their mom and they are hungry because they have been gone for four hours. When Will and their mom get back they get really excited and relieved and tell their mom everything over some Burger King. To find out more details about their trip and how their cousin's house was, check out “ Sisters” By Raina Telgemeier.

That is how Raina survived the week long road trip,stuck in the car with her 2 siblings and her mom. This book is a true story told by Raina herself about growing up with a brother and sister. It shares childhood memories and all of the Telgemeier’s pets. I recommend this to any kid 9-13 it's a really good book that is fun to read.