Esau have I hated . . .
Sara Louise Bradshaw is sick and tired of her beautiful twin Caroline. Ever since they were born, Caroline has been the pretty one, the talented one, the better sister. Even now, Caroline seems to take everything: Louise's friends, their parents' love, her dreams for the future.
For once in her life, Louise wants to be the special one. But in order to do that, she must first figure out who she is . . . and find a way to make a place for herself outside her sister's shadow. (Amazon.com)
Spoil Alert!
At first I thought it was an awful book for pre teens because her feeling of inferiority might rub off on them. I'm a middle child and can relate though I certainly didn't have it that bad and would not like being a twin at all! I understand what it feels like to be mad but have no one to be mad at. It made me feel umcomfortable that she worked to earn money so her sister could go have her voice lessons and I thought she actually dealt with that quite well.
The problem was Caroline knew what she wanted and Louise didn't as the Captain pointed out. Louise didn't even know if she wanted Call as anything but a friend, but Caroline did and so she got him. Though it made me very sad.
When She got away from where everyone knew her she got to be just herself with no comparisons and could be happy.
The twins being born at the end was great. It showed that she understood and accepted that some people needed more attention, more help, and that's okay, but that everyone needed loved. The mom of the baby twins would never say she didn't know where her baby boy was when his baby sister was being saved. He was being held and nursed by the mom while Louise gave the little sister the extra attention she needed.
Not a favorite but a good right of passage book.
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