Love Your Sister

Love Your Sister
Author: Samuel Johnson
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2014-10-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0733633250

Shortlisted for the ABIA Award (Biography of the Year) 2015 A searingly honest memoir of family, cancer, love ... and unicycles by the founders of the Love your Sister charity, Connie and Samuel Johnson, that will inspire and they hope get people talking about boobs! Born a year apart, Connie and Samuel Johnson have always been close. Faced with the devastating news that they would soon be separated forever, they made a decision. After already surviving cancer twice in her young life, at 33 Connie was diagnosed with breast cancer. But this time it was a whole different ball game. This time she was told she will die, leaving behind her two sons. As a young mum faced with her own death, Connie wanted to make it all less meaningless, and she knew just the way to do it - send her brother, Sam, on a one-wheeled odyssey around Australia. The aims: to break the world record for the longest distance travelled on a unicycle. To raise $1 million for the Garvan Research Foundation. And, most importantly, to remind women to be breast aware and stop others having to say goodbye to those they love. Their message is simple: 'Don't fall into the booby trap.' Samuel has travelled through every state and ridden more than 150,000 kilometres to raise awareness and raise research dollars. But Connie had a secret fourth aim: to fix Samuel. And it worked. Sam cleared his diary, cleaned himself up and tenaciously kept his promise to his dying sister. For them the job isn't over. They are determined to raise more money for research. Connie vows to fight until her dying day and Sam says the fight will go on long after that. These two remarkable Australians share their tale, from childhood through to the finish line and beyond in this truly unique story. Part memoir, part travel diary, part conversation, Love your Sister is an inspiring and unforgettable story that shows just how far one man will go for his sister. The Johnsons' memoir is bracing and affecting. - Sunday Age, Sun Herald Part memoir, part diary, part conversation, this is an unforgettable story of how far a brother will go for his sister. - Brisbane News There are many joyous moments as brother and sister reflect, often wryly and honestly, on the power of their bond and the full catastrophe that is family life. - Sydney Morning Herald This book, like Connie and Samuel's lives, is much bigger than their experience of misfortune. - Canberra Times

The Sister Accord

The Sister Accord
Author: Sonia Jackson Myles
Publisher: Sonia Jackson Myles
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-10
Genre: Female friendship
ISBN: 9780615530079

"The Sister Accord® is a resolution to encourage girls and women to engage in positive, inspiring relations with one another. The principles of The Sister Accord® have been woven into the fabric of the 51 Ways to Love Your Sister--giving girls and women tangible tools and methods for establishing strong, reciprocal relationships."--Page 4 of cover

Why I Love My Sister

Why I Love My Sister
Author:
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2019-02-07
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9780008273576

See why everyone loves their sisters, especially you!

I Love I Hate I Miss My Sister

I Love I Hate I Miss My Sister
Author: Amelie Sarn
Publisher: Ember
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2016-04-12
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0385743777

For readers of The Tyrant’s Daughter, Out of Nowhere, and I Am Malala, this poignant story about two Muslim sisters is about love, loss, religion, forgiveness, women’s rights, and freedom. Two sisters. Two lives. One future. Sohane loves no one more than her beautiful, carefree younger sister, Djelila. And she hates no one as much. They used to share everything. But now, Djelila is spending more time with her friends, partying, and hanging out with boys, while Sohane is becoming more religious. When Sohane starts wearing a head scarf, her school threatens to expel her. Meanwhile, Djelila is harassed by neighborhood bullies for not being Muslim enough. Sohane can’t help thinking that Djelila deserves what she gets. But she never could have imagined just how far things would go. . . . An Amelia Bloomer Project List Selection A CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book of the Year A Bank Street Best Book of the Year with Outstanding Merit "Sarn’s poignant novel surely raises issues of religious freedom, but it is foremost a coming-of-age story about personal choice and the uniquely powerful bond between sisters."—The Horn Book Magazine "[A] moving story, which provides rich material for conversation about family relations, religious identity, and civil liberties."—Publisher's Weekly “Thought-provoking.”—Kirkus Reviews "Important and timely."—Booklist "In seamless chapters transitioning between present and past, this short, fast-paced, tragic story contrasting two clearly drawn Muslim sisters explores similar contemporary cultural and religious issues portrayed in Randa Abdel-Fattah’s Does My Head Look Big in This?"—School Library Journal “A fair and balanced look at not just two equal and opposite perspectives on these issues, but at the multiple, refracted, messy nuances in between.”—The Bulletin “A searing portrait of the conflicts within a culture.”—VOYA “Sarn writes with concise, timely insight about culture, religion, and politics, but what lingers most is the powerful bonds of sisterhood.”—smithsonianapa.org

How to Be a Sister: A Love Story with a Twist of Autism

How to Be a Sister: A Love Story with a Twist of Autism
Author: Eileen Garvin
Publisher: The Experiment, LLC
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2010-04-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1615191178

The first book by acclaimed author Eileen Garvin—her deeply felt, impeccably written memoir, How to Be a Sister will speak to siblings, parents, friends, and teachers of people with autism—and to anyone who sometimes struggles to connect with someone difficult or different. Eileen Garvin’s older sister, Margaret, was diagnosed with severe autism at age three. Growing up alongside Margaret wasn’t easy: Eileen often found herself in situations that were simultaneously awkward, hilarious, and heartbreaking. For example, losing a blue plastic hairbrush could leave Margaret inconsolable for hours, and a quiet Sunday Mass might provoke an outburst of laughter, swearing, or dancing. How to Be a Sister begins when Eileen, after several years in New Mexico, has just moved back to the Pacific Northwest, where she grew up. Being 1,600 miles away had allowed Eileen to avoid the question that has dogged her since birth: What is she going to do about Margaret? Now, Eileen must grapple with this question once again as she tentatively tries to reconnect with Margaret. How can she have a relationship with someone who can’t drive, send email, or telephone? What role will Eileen play in Margaret’s life as their parents age, and after they die? Will she remain in Margaret’s life, or walk away? A deeply felt, impeccably written memoir, How to Be a Sister will speak to siblings, parents, friends, and teachers of people with autism—and to anyone who sometimes struggles to connect with someone difficult or different.

Live Original

Live Original
Author: Sadie Robertson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2015-07-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1476777810

The television personality and member of the Duck Commander family shares the list of principles that lead her to personal and spiritual growth and help her live the way God says to live.

To My Sister

To My Sister
Author: Marci
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2017-11
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781680881653

Sisters are more than just family: they are confidantes, mentors, and friends. They light up the lives of the people around them with their joy and love, and they can always be counted on to be there when they're needed, no matter what. With this adorable book, you can let your sister know how much she means to you. Featuring Marci's endearing Children of the Inner Light(R) characters, this is a gift of love that sisters everywhere will treasure forever.

I Love That You're My Sister Because

I Love That You're My Sister Because
Author: River Breeze River Breeze Press
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2018-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781719999144

Give your Sister a Personalized Gift she'll Love! Your Sister will treasure this fill in the blank book. Prompts on the right side are easy to fill in. Pages on the left can be remain blank or can be used for photos, stickers, magazine cut-outs, or drawings. Your Sister will appreciate that you spent the time to make her a loving gift! Simple and sweet prompts will make filling out ther book easy: You make the best ________ You make me laugh when you _________ I love that we have the same _________ I wish I could ___________ as well as you do And many more! Sisters love it when you take the time to give her something truly thoughtful. This sweet book will take less than an hour to fill out but will show your Sister how much you appreciate her!