The Cuckoo Sister

by Vivien Alcock

Book Overview

Kate longs to be reunited with her long-lost sister Emma who was kidnapped as a baby. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440401011
• ISBN13: 9780440401018
• Release Date: October 1988
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

The cuckoo sister

I really liked this book.One of the reasons was that i liked the characters,secondly i liked the setting.I think the author of this book did a pretty good job on that.The third reason was the story itself,i think it was a very interesting story. The best part of the book was when a girl named "Rosie" appeared at theh door,with a note saying that she was the lost baby "Emma".And that was when the conflict started it. The most vivid elements in the story were the characters,conflict,theme and resolution.The characters were very interesting.Also the conflict.I could really make a small picture of what it was going on,in the book.The theme and resolution were very clear i think.So far this book has been one of the best books i've read.

Wow! This was great!

Ever since she heard about the mysterious disappearance of her older sister, Emma, from her carriage outside a dress shop two years before she was born, Kate has been fantasizing about meeting her perfect older sister. But when a thin teenager shows up at the door with a note reading, "I had just lost my baby and needed yours when I saw her. Lately I saw in the paper you never got over the loss of your baby so I am returning her to you, love, Louise" Kate is confused. The girl is not at all what she imagined Emma to be, and no one is really sure if it is Emma. The family tries to find out her real identity while the girl searches for Louise, who she thinks as her mother. The ending is nice and the whole story is very enjoyable. It's my second favourite book now because I loved it so much.