Sisters
Author: Raina Telgemeier
Raina Telgemeier’s #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning companion to Smile! Raina can’t wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren’t quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she’s also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn’t improve much over the years, but when a baby brother e….Read More
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