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Cammy’s only trouble in life is a cousin named Patty Ann who overshadows her in every way—until suddenly, Patty Ann is no longer around Cammy has a happy life and a great family, except for one little problem: a cousin who thinks she’s better than everyone else. It’s true that Patty Ann is beautiful, talented, and bright, but to Cammy she’s also vain, conceited, and mean-spirited. Sometimes Cammy wishes that Patty Ann would disappear, just vanish in a puff of smoke. But when the unthinkable happens and Patty Ann is lost forever, Cammy struggles to atone for her bad feelings toward someone so close.

The story of eleven-year-old Cammy, who must come to grips with the sudden death of her cousin and rival, Patty Ann. "Another wise, beautifully written book from this well-established master."--KirkusBeing cousins doesn't mean you'll be friends....Cammy loves her family -- except for her cousin Patty Ann. Though she knows she shouldn't feel this way, she can't help it. Patty Ann is too perfect to like, too perfect to be a friend.Then one day something terrible happens, something that can't be changed. That's when Cammy learns the truth about Patty Ann, and about family love -- and forgiveness.

Virginia Hamilton is one of America's most revered writers of children's books. In 1992, she won the Hans Christian Anderson award for her body of work. Cousins was named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults, a Booklist Editor's Choice, a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, and made the New York Public Library's list of One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing.

A Newbery Medal-winning Author Coretta Scott King Award-winning Author A Newbery Honor Book Award-winning AuthorAn Accelerated Reader® Title One thing was, Cammy knew what she liked and what she didn't. She was full of love for her grandmother, her mother, and her big brother, Andrew. But her cousins were something else. Richie was just plain trouble, no matter what Andrew said. Elodie was barely a cousin, though she counted as a friend. But Patty Ann was too pretty and too smart. Too spoiled. . . . With humor and an abundance of love, Hamilton introduces five remarkable cousins who are strong and individual, connected by family ties and strength of spirit.