Thirteen-year-old Meg and her sister Molly couldn't be more different. Molly is beautiful and popular, and Meg is brainy and introverted. Accepting these differences has always been difficult for Meg. When Molly falls ill, however, Meg must learn not only to accept Molly and her life, but to accept death.
格很难不嫉妒姐姐莫莉。莫莉漂亮大方、开朗活泼,像星辰一样耀眼;而妹妹则完全相反,长相平平、敏感易怒不说,还爱钻牛角尖。这年夏天,为让爸爸更好地写作,全家人搬到了乡下。在这里,这对姐妹住同一个房间,却摩擦不断,打得不可开交。突然有一天,莫莉开始不停地流鼻血,从此之后,一切都变了。曾经美丽的莫莉身上插满了管子,家里的气氛变得令人窒息,而内心其实一直深爱姐姐的梅格,终于知道了事情残酷的真相……
By Lois Lowry, Paperback, Simplified Chinese characters, 167 pages, 8.25"x5.75"