- ISBN13: 9780380728077
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Product Description
Barbara can hardly believe her older sister is getting married. With all the excitement of wedding plans going on, Barbara can’t help dreaming of the day she will be the bride. She can’t wait to fall in love.But as the b… More >>
Beverly Cleary’s Sister of the Bride is about a 16-year-old girl named Barbara whose 18-year-old sister named Rosemary decides to get married to a man named Greg. At first, Rosemary’s parents disagree and say she is too young, but finally they give in when Rosemary begs and start to plan the wedding. Barbara is happy for her sister, and dreams of the day she falls in love and marries someone too. The wedding comes, and the two families start arguing, and Barbara’s fun, young, loving sister suddenly turns into a very practical grown-up. Barbara wonders if the wedding will turn out as planned. Barbara starts to feel left out of the whole thing and feels she is of no importance, and that she is only the sister of the bride. She feels the bride is getting all the attention. Barbara also starts to be involved in a relationship with a boy name Bill Cunningham, who drives her home every day on his Vespa motorbike. She does this while trying to avoid Tootie Bodger, a boy who likes Barbara a little more than she likes him. Barbara soon realizes that weddings are great, but all the seriousness involved is enough to make Barbara decide she’s not going to rush into a serious relationship any time soon.
Barbara is my favorite character, and I can definitely relate to her, because I also have an older sister who I look up to. Barbara has an annoying brother named Gordy, and I, too, have a brother who I fight with sometimes. Barbara tries to mature and stop fighting with her brother, but it doesn’t work. This has happened to me before.
I would recommend this book to all girls, because it is about girls, love, and marriage. I love this book and all parts of it. I especially like the part when Bill Cunningham arrives at Barbara’s porch and expects Barbara to fix his shirt. Barbara becomes furious at him and shouts, “No, I will not mend your shirt!” and Bill tells her that she doesn’t have to be so ferocious about it. I liked this part of the book because Barbara stops giving in to whatever Bill wants and says “no”. If I could change the ending of the book I would make it so that Barbara dumps Bill Cunningham and becomes Tootie Bodger’s girlfriend, and if not, maybe just his friend. I would want this to happen because Tootie Bodger is nicer, more understanding, and likes Barbara more than Bill. This book is calm and not too suspenseful, but this makes it an easy, good book. Sister of the bride is a fun-to-read book that most girls would enjoy.
Rating: 4 / 5
Barbara MacLane is fifteen and in the middle of adolecence. Younger sister (and shadow) to the popular, jovial Rosemary, Barbara feels as if she is out-of-place compared to Rosemary who has her boyfriends (many, I might add) and always gets to do things first. Her mother is part of a group of women who like to socialize and discuss everyday things, her father is a high school English professor. Her brother is the everyday thirteen year old boy who doesn’t care much for Barbara and the feeling is mutual. Not totally different than the way most families are.
Barbara learns from her sister that no sooner has she been in college before she’s engaged. She must keep it a secret though from Mother and Dad until Rosemary comes home that Friday, and then she’ll spring it on the folks. Barbara agrees, and the dreamy, imaginative fifteen year old begins thinking about her own love: deciding between the shy Tootie Bodger and the exciting Bill Cunningham. Should she go out with someone who is too shy for her or someone who could earn the family nickname of a “cunning ham”? Barbara doesn’t know.
But between wedding preparations, meeting the in-laws, and a whole lot more things going on, Barbara learns a lot of things about herself and about life – as sister of the bride.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a great story about a young girl who wants to be grown up like her sister. She wants to be the one getting married but is happy being bridesmaid. Then she starts worrying about boys. Who does she like better Tootie or Bill? Read this wonderful book and you’ll find out. It’s good for ages 9 and up. I hope you like it as much as I did.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is aimed at teenagers, but could be enjoyable for someone of any age. It’s about a girl whose older sister is getting married “too young” in a kind of spur-of-the-moment wedding, but the family pulls together and makes everything work. The protagonist of the book learns about teamwork, new perspectives and what it’s like to grow up. It’s a great read-aloud story and an enjoyable way to occupy an afternoon.
Rating: 4 / 5
Sister of the Bride is a wonderful, heartwarming story that can be read and enjoyed by all ages. Rosemary, eighteen, and Barbara, sixteen, are two very close sisters. Their thirteen year old annoying brother, Gordy is very laid back, messy, and a true boy. On the other hand, their parents are completely opposite. Their father Mr. Maclane, and their mother, Mrs. Maclane, are two very practical, strict, old fashioned parents. Greg, Rosemary?s fiancé is western, and a delightful man that is the “right one” for Rosemary. One day, Rosemary comes home from college, ready to tell her parents the big news. Everyone except Barbara is objects. Mr. and Mrs. Maclane are shocked, terrified, and not at all ready to give their little girl away. The parents finally agree, after Greg has a “chat” with Mr. Maclane. The planning of the wedding was chaotic, exciting and fun! Although, there were mishaps such as: Mrs. Maclane and Barbara wanted to help Rosemary pick out nice, pretty things. After Rosemary gone to college, Rosemary was attracted to the “modern, natural colored” things. Rosemary wants a suit and no veil. Barbara is disappointed in the change of her sister and the change of a dream to a nightmare! Finally, Rosemary agreed to a long, lacy gown with a one hundred-year-old veil that was her Grandmother?s. It was beautiful, detailed old lace. One day, as Barbara and her mother are laying it on the bed and admiring it, the cat, Buster, jumps all over it and shreds half of it to pieces! Everyone is in despair. They decide to make the rest of the veil into a jacket and a short veil, with a shorter, more simple wedding dress. It looks beautiful on Rosemary. The night before the wedding, Greg and Rosemary had a huge fight. Barbara was getting worried. Mrs. Maclane and Barbara tried to solve their problem but it did not help. Is the wedding still existing or is it demolished in a depressing nightmare? My favorite character was Barbara because she is trustworthy, courageous, and a very trustworthy sister. I could relate to Barbara as a feeling of being left out and also very exciting; but I could not relate to any actions of the characters because I am younger and less mature then the characters, even the youngest one!
I love the book because I love weddings, getting dressed up and all the attention and excitement! My favorite part of the book was when Rosemary tells Barbara that she is getting married. It was so exciting, and definitely pulls the reader into the story. I would definitely recommend this book to girls who have sisters. It is exciting, and page after page is addiction. I would not recommend this book to people who do not have sisters, or are sporty because having a sister is not like a brother and sporty people do not like frilly, girly things, they usually like adventure books. With brothers one has to be tough and rough, but with a sister one can play dolls, go shopping, getting your nails done and all the “girly” stuff. Beverly Clearly is a truly talented writer who develops addiction in every one of her books. She is funny, heartwarming, and a top writer. Sister of the Bride is a brilliant book about love, family and trust.
Rating: 5 / 5