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My
Sister Helen
My sister Helen and I were six and nine, first and third grade,
in this old photograph. The other photo shows her at age eleven.
My sister and I were great buddies when we were young - sidekicks
- though like all sisters we fought. The opening scene in A SUMMER
TO DIE, when the older sister divides their bedroom with a chalk
line, is a true incident from our lives. Like Meg in that book,
I would go on to miss my sister, after she died young, for the rest
of my life.
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