Fifteen 5: My Little Big Sister

By Marcia Leonard

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451142438
• ISBN13: 9780451142436
• Release Date: April 1986
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Nice Story Of Friendship And Self Confidence

The "Fifteen" series of young adult novels was published in the mid eighties, and came at a perfect time for me because I was then fifteen years old myself. The books were written by different authors, and loosely tied together by having the characters in each book attend the same high school (the protaganists never seemed to cross paths, but I do recall a few minor characters from one novel making a cameo appearance in another). The protaganist was always a fifteen year old girl facing universal adolescent problems such as popularity, crushes on boys, relationships with parents, and self image. There were only six books in this short lived series, which is a shame because they were always interesting and well written. "My Little Big Sister" was my favorite. It is the story of Sylvie, a not quite in with the in crowd, not entirely sure of herself, soon to be sophomore at a new high school, who is stunned when out of the blue, junior class golden girl Marylin chooses her to be her "Little Sister". Big and Little Sisters is a tradition at the school, wherein a junior girl "adopts" a new sophomore and shows her the ropes. Generally, only the popular crowd is involved in Big/Little Sisters. Though she can hardly believe her luck, Sylvie is soon comfortable with her new role as part of the in crowd, and begins to blossom as she becomes deeply involved in school activities and develops new found self confidence, inspired by Marylin's constant encouragement. Her circle of friends expands to include many members of the sophomore and junior classes, and she even begins attracting the attentions of her older brother's best friend. The one shadow on Sylvie's happiness is Marylin's best friend Meg, who harbors a seemingly unfounded grudge against Sylvie. When Sylvie finally confronts the antagonistic girl, Meg spitefully lets her in on a disturbing secret. Exactly why did Marylin choose Sylvie for her Little Sister? Is their friendship genuine or does Marylin have an ulterior motive? This story will hit home with most teenage girls, who will relate to Sylvie's desire for acceptance. It is interesting to watch her confidence develop and inspire her to stand up for herself when things begin to go wrong. Although it's out of print, this would be a good, relevant story for teenage girls to read today.