Teenage Ruth Porter, the middle child of two sisters, struggles with her tall and thin stature in contrast to her siblings, especially the older Janet. Ruth begins to imitate Janet, who aims for a career as a theatre actress.
Critical reception
Kirkus Reviews published a review of the novel, calling it "Well handled, this story of the ugly duckling should have a direct appeal to teen-age girls who will easily identify with the plight of struggling Ruth."[1]
References
^ ab"The Middle Sister by Lois Duncan". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
^"Lois Duncan". The Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature at Rhode Island College (ric.edu). February 9, 2006. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
^Drew, Bernard Alger (1997). The 100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies. Libraries Unlimited. p. 113. ISBN978-1-563-08615-1.
middle, sister, 1960, novel, lois, duncan, first, edition, cover, artauthorlois, duncanlanguageenglishgenrenovelyoung, adultpublishedjuly, 1960publisherdodd, mead, company, isbn978, 60140, contents, plot, critical, reception, references, external, linksplot, e. The Middle Sister is a 1960 novel by Lois Duncan 2 3 4 The Middle SisterFirst edition cover artAuthorLois DuncanLanguageEnglishGenreNovelyoung adultPublishedJuly 18 1960PublisherDodd Mead and Company 1 ISBN978 1 939 60140 7 Contents 1 Plot 2 Critical reception 3 References 4 External linksPlot EditTeenage Ruth Porter the middle child of two sisters struggles with her tall and thin stature in contrast to her siblings especially the older Janet Ruth begins to imitate Janet who aims for a career as a theatre actress Critical reception EditKirkus Reviews published a review of the novel calling it Well handled this story of the ugly duckling should have a direct appeal to teen age girls who will easily identify with the plight of struggling Ruth 1 References Edit a b The Middle Sister by Lois Duncan Kirkus Reviews Retrieved June 7 2017 Writers Directory Springer 1983 p 340 ISBN 978 1 349 03650 9 Lois Duncan The Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature at Rhode Island College ric edu February 9 2006 Retrieved May 8 2007 Drew Bernard Alger 1997 The 100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies Libraries Unlimited p 113 ISBN 978 1 563 08615 1 External links EditThe Middle Sister at Google Books This article about an American novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte This article about a Bildungsroman of the 1960s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Middle Sister amp oldid 1110157027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
