My Sister's Keeper (1980)

by Beverly Butler

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In the north woods of Wisconsin following a forest fire that destroys their town in 1871, 17-year-old Mary James forms a new respect for her older sister.

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Golden Archer Award (Winner – Original Golden Archer Award – 1982)

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CCBC Choices (Fiction for Older Readers – 1980)

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Peshtigo, Wisconsin, USA

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And the Lord said unto Cain, "Where is Abel thy brother?" And he sai, "I nknow not: Am I my brother's keeper?" --Genesis 4:9

Morever, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. --Matthew 18:15

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For the famous Muriel Butler, my mother, and the far-famed Mary Olsen, my mother-in-law, with love.

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Mary James took care to sweep her trailing skirt free of the end of the pew before she followed Clara, her sister, and Clara's three children into the aisle.

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In the north woods of Wisconsin following a forest fire that destroys their town in 1871, 17-year-old Mary James forms a new respect for her older sister.

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In the north woods of Wisconsin following a forest fire that destroys their town in 1871, 17-year-old Mary James forms a new respect for her older sister.

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