Böcker av Jean Little

Away at school, Sally Copeland has always dreamed of going home, but now that she’s there, she feels frightened and unsure of herself.Will her brother and sister accept her? Will she be able to do things for herself? And what will it be like to go to a regular school and be the only one with cerebral palsy?

I was asked by my son John and daughter Jan to fill in some of the gaps in the history of the family. So a few years ago I started to tell the story as I perceived it from my point of view. Often I had to stop, because parts of it took me back and I experienced the feelings I had then. Some of the secrets I learnt later in life, other secrets are still uncovered. Would they have made any difference if I had known what they were? I do not know . This seemed an appropriate time to have my family history and my story published as I am 85 and just retired from my business.

Emma has always wanted a little brother. Now her family is adopting Max, and Emma is sure he will be the best brother ever. But Max has his own ideas. He thinks sisters are yucky, and that Emma is the yuckiest! Is this really what having a brother is all about? In Jean Little's warmhearted, perceptive story about adoption, Emma learns that there is more to having a little brother than she had ever guessed -- and that in order to get the brother she wants, she must first learn to be the sister he needs.