Charise recounts the many occasions when she was mean to her little brother, until one day she goes too far. Now there is a visual reminder to be nicer. A fun read with a few AWW! moments, similar in style and tone to the works of Shannon Hale and Raina Telgemeier. It's a good thing I was an only child. I'd have been a bad sister, too.

Thanks to NetGalley and First Second Books for an egalley in exchange for an honest review. This middle-grade graphic novel/memoir will no doubt delight today's youthful readers while also triggering many memories of sibling relationships. Like the author, I was the eldest and I wasn't always nice to my younger brother either. This reminded me very much of the sister-brother dynamic of Judy Blume's The Pain and the Great One. However, I did have some difficulties with parts of it, I felt tha

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read and review. Ugh - this one hit me in the heart. Told through chapters of events with her brother, a girl, Charise, feels that she is 'bad'. She learns lessons from her brother on forgiveness and how saying 'sorry' too often makes it loose all meaning. As a parent, there were many times when the story hit home. Children are so fragile and it breaks my heart that Charise felt so alone. I really hope the author writes more; she...

As an older, reformed “bad” sister myself, I understood this book and saw myself in the main character. I do think that there are some points where the parents amplified the problem, rather than realizing that maybe the older sister cannot always be responsible for the younger sister (which, luckily, my parents did realize).

I think I owe my little brother *several* apologies.

Cross-posted from my blog: http://quietandbusy.blogspot.comI have a student this year that is really into graphic novels. She asks me almost every day if I have anything new to read. When the answer is yes, she devours whatever it is in record time and rereads it a time or two for good measure. She's been through all the graphic novels in my classroom library and the school library. She is a reader, through and through. Accordingly, I've been buying up new books for her to enjoy a few at a time

Similar to Raina Telgemeier, Charise Mericle Harper pens a memoir of her childhood with her brother, Daniel, and all the sibling rivalry and sibling togetherness that they experienced. Harper does an excellent job of showing the family dynamics. I wasn't extremely impressed with the artwork (by Rory Lucey), but it did a great job of depicting action and emotions. However, the font of the words was very small, and I had to use a magnifying glass to read it.

This graphic novel was riveting to me as it deals with the author's own childhood and how she felt so guilty that she was incredibly mean to her little brother (more than the average mean, or at least we see what is in her head). As the reader, you see her struggling internally with her decisions and the guilt she feels, especially when something bigger happens to him because of her. As I was reading, I kept thinking of how kids read graphic novels over and over again, and how each time they wil...

When you are a big sister, it is so hard to use the right superpowers. That pesky little brother monopolizes the attention of your parents, wants to have everything you have, copies you, and on top of everything else seems to be nicer than you. In Charise Mericle Harper's middle-grade graphic memoir, we get a glimpse of her life as a big sister to brother Daniel. They have some really fun adventures together (like making up games while running errands with the parents) or dumpster diving next to...

I don't think she was a bad sister I think people especially her parents expected way too much from her. They made her feel worse after all her mistakes and then they wouldn't even believe her. She was just a kid but they expected her to act like an adult.

Graphic NovelI received an electronic ARC from First Second Books through NetGalley.Charise tells the story of her interactions with her younger brother, other family members and her friends and community. The primary focus is her tangled feelings about her younger brother. The author offers brief hints that Charise may have some cognitive struggles (can't recognize faces, does not pick up on social cues) but never develops this information far enough for readers to empathise with Charise. Also,...

Is Cherise really a bad sister to her younger brother Daniel? As the oldest, her need to dominate dictates her actions. Whatever the situation, she makes the rules and he plays along. The games (spinning in inner tubes, climbing into dumpsters, playing lawn hockey) end when someone gets hurt, cries, or both -- and it usually isn’t Cherise. She wants to be good and truthful, but she continues to lie and cheat to get her way. Daniel, naturally trusting and empathetic, forgives his sister over and

Older sister, Charise is a jealous bully to younger brother, Daniel. She always puts him in danger. She can’t understand why she acts without thinking. Once they are older, Daniel shows her the way.

Touching graphic novel about the love and relationship between two siblings, Charise (the author) and her brother Daniel. Tween fans of realistic graphic novels will want to give this one a try.

As an older sister myself, I related all too well to Charise Mericle Harper's story. I, too, had (have!) the kindest and most forgiving younger brother. Yes, he was annoying because he was younger and seemed to always have it easier. I paved the way for him! I didn't like that I had to be responsible, and I took it out on him in all the uncomfortable ways that Cherise takes things out on her brother. It's a tough terrain to navigate, the complicated landscape of siblings. I appreciated the arc a...

When you are a big sister, it is so hard to use the right superpowers. That pesky little brother monopolizes the attention of your parents, wants to have everything you have, copies you, and on top of everything else seems to be nicer than you. In Charise Mericle Harper's middle-grade graphic memoir, we get a glimpse of her life as a big sister to brother Daniel. They have some really fun adventures together (like making up games while running errands with the parents) or dumpster diving next to...

Bad Sister is a graphic novel written by Charise Mericle Harper and illustrated by Rory Lucey. From the day baby Daniel arrives, crying so loudly that it hurts Charise's ears and absorbing her mother's attention, Charise starts growing into her role of bad sister.Charise Mericle Harper has written more than fifty books for children, including the Crafty Cat, Fashion Kitty, and Just Grace series, and The Good For Nothing Button.The layered and heartfelt vignettes comprising this graphic memoir de...

I rarely write reviews, but I have to with this one. This is essentially a memoir where the author beats herself up repeatedly for being a bad kid. You know what? Not a single thing she did in the book was all that bad. Most of it wasn't even her fault. You know what was bad? Her god awful parents. Even for the 70s, the dysfunction is evident. Her dad was a terrifying nightmare. I hope someday someone tells her this.

The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!A fun illustration of the ups and downs of a brother-sister relationship. It reads more like a collection of stories/memories than as a graphic novel with an overarching plot (though there is a main theme of "being bad" and forgiveness). I enjoyed it, though; and I was especially intrigued by the unique mention of the main character's difficulty in recognizing faces (prosopagnosia). (That...

As the oldest, Cherise has a need to dominate her younger brother. Whatever the situation, she changes the rules and he plays along. When two bad accidents happen, test her brother’s limits to forgive and Cherise becomes wracked with guilt. Is she a bad sister? The art is well done. The characters are a little underdeveloped and it would’ve been nice to know more about not being able to recognize faces. However, the memoir is fairly well-done and teaches some important lessons about family and f...