Renowned author Katherine Paterson here chooses a little-known area off the Maryland shore as her setting for a fresh telling of the ancient story of an elder twin's lost birthright. Alone and unsure, Louise began to fight her way to a place where Caroline could not reach.
Caroline is sickly and all the attention is given to her, while her sister is most often forgotten. But the dream did not satisfy the woman she was becoming. Sara Louise and Caroline Bradshaw are born. 22 1980 by Katherine Paterson (Author) 388 ratings Part of: Harper Keypoint Book (3 books) See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 9.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 21.77 14 Used from 14.94 1 New from 21.77 2 Collectible from 25. The war unexpectedly gave this independent girl a chance to fulfill her childish dream to work as a watermen alongside her father. While everyone pampered Caroline, Wheeze (her sister's name for her) began to learn the ways of the watermen and the secrets of the island, especially of old Captain Wallace, who had mysteriously returned after 50 years. Growing up on a tiny Chesapeake Bay island in the early 1940s, angry Louise reveals how Caroline robbed her of everything: her hopes for schooling, her friends, her mother, even her name. Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson Harper Collins Publishers, New York, 1980, 215 pages, Grades 8-12. Caroline, her selfish younger sister, was the one everyone loved.
"Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated." With her grandmother's taunt, Louise knew that she, like the biblical Esau, was the despised elder twin. If you liked Jacob Have I Loved, what should you read next romance with suspense historical realistic fiction older form of english ya historical fiction.
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