Smaller Sister

Olivia and Lucy are sisters, and they’ve always been close. Lucy had always looked up to her older sister, but now that Olivia is changing, the two seem to be growing apart. Lucy also discovers that her sister is dealing with an eating disorder. It’s time for Lucy to start doing things for herself. Without anyone’s help, Lucy has to do more things on her own—including surviving middle school. Will Olivia become more positive over time and become the sister Lucy knows and loves?

Smaller Sister is a beautifully written book about sibling relationships and growing up. At first, I thought the whole story was going to be about their relationship and about Olivia’s struggles with having an eating disorder, but the story started to focus on Lucy in middle school a lot more. The art is overall good, except sometimes the author draws the mouth all the way to the side of the face, and it looks a little odd. In my opinion, Smaller Sister is the perfect story for middle-grade girls with sisters of their own!