The Sullivan Sisters
by Kathryn Ormsbee
From the author of the "intense coming-of-age story" (School Library Connection) The Great Unknowable End and the "beyond refreshing...irreverent" (Booklist, starred review) Tash Hearts Tolstoy comes an introspective, atmospheric novel about sisterhood, coming-of-age, and learning that it's never too late to reconnect with those you love.Siblings grow apart. This painful fact of life couldn't be truer for the Sullivan sisters: three teenagers attempting to tackle their biggest problems while cut off from each other during the cold, rainy days leading up to Christmas. Thirteen-year-old Murphy, the sensitive one, is dealing with the death of a pet turtle that barely registers on anybody else's radar, but has absolutely crushed her. Fifteen-year-old Eileen, the rebellious one, is seeking to uncover the truth about her family after she receives a letter in the mail informing her of an inheritance from a dead uncle she knew...