Other editions of book Three Sisters

How’s a girl supposed to know when she’s in love—and more importantly, how does she get out of it? One remarkable older sister would be bad enough, but Karen Freed has two: Liz, a beautiful poet, and Tobi, compellingly intense and argumentative. Karen knows she couldn’t possibly compete, but it would be nice to be known for something of her own. The three have been inseparable all through Karen’s childhood, but now her sisters have moved into a world that Karen can’t yet share, and their blossoming romances make her feel left out. Karen wishes some of their romance would rub off on her. She has Davey, but he’s more best friend than love interest, and despite his many advances, Karen knows it wasn’t meant to be. Is something wrong with her? Will she even know when love comes her way? Then she falls head over heels for someone she definitely can’t have: Scott, Liz’s boyfriend. Her feelings cause a rift between her and Liz, one that Karen might not be able to fix. But if anything has ever brought these three sisters together, it’s coming to one another’s rescue.

Sisters, Her sisters, Always her sisters. Karen has never been anything more than the youngest sister in the Freed family. Liz is the poetic beauty. Tobi is the passionate, intelligent one. Karen spends her life watching her two older sisters, somehow feeling they're more important, more real than she is. But this year, there are changes in the family. Liz is out of school, trying to make a career for herself as a writer. Tobi is involved with a man much older than she is, who has a family of his won. And Karen's friendship with Marisa and Davey is helping her to create a place for herself, apart from the others. Then into the middle of the sisters comes Scott, Liz's almost-fiance. There, Karen's mother says, is a man who likes women. He is a friend to them all, but to Karen in particular. He helps Karen find a summer job. He lets her take care of him when he gets sick. He understands what she needs, who she is, how she thinks. And he kisses her. Evoking the depth of feeling that hides within an ordinary family, Norma Fox Mazer tells the emotional powerful story of a younger sister's unfounded love for her older sister's boyfriend and the indelible mark it makes on the lives of three sisters.