Having a sister who is blonde and pretty and popular can be tricky if you're like Meg - serious, hardworking, and, well, plain.

But when Molly becomes seriously ill, Meg, no longer jealous, has to face up to something quite different: that Molly is not going to come home from the hospital, that Molly is going to die. Difficult to accept at the best of times, and when Meg has to cope with all the problems of growing up too, it's the hardest thing she's ever had to do.

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Lois Lowry is known for her versatility as a writer. She has received countless honors, including two Newbery Medals for Number the Stars and The Giver . She divides her time between Cambridge, Massachusettts, and a farmhouse in Maine. Visit her website at www. loislowry. com .