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Barbara can hardly believe her older sister is getting married. With all the excitement of wedding plans going on, Barbara can't help dreaming of the day she will be the bride. She can't wait to fall in love. But as the big day gets closer, wedding planning often turns into family... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Barbara MacLane: Barbara is the younger sister of the bride, Rosemary, and older sister of Gordon (Gordy). Barbara has always felt somewhat in the shadow of her older sister Rosemary, and when Rosemary announces her engagement and subsequent marriage Barbara once again feels envious of her older sister and despairs of ever "catching up" with her.
- Rosemary MacLane: Rosemary is eighteen years old and a freshman at Cal Berkeley. She is the older sister of Barbara and Gordy and fiancée of Greg.
- Greg Aldredge: Greg is the fiancé of Rosemary and also a student at Cal Berkeley.
- Gordon MacLane: Gordon (Gordy) is the young brother of Rosemary and Barbara.
- Bill Cunningham: Bill is a senior at the high school Barbara attends. Barbara develops an interest in the popular and cheerful Bill.
- Buster: Buster is the elegant Siamese cat that belongs to Gordy, the MacLane's youngest child.
- Tootie Bodger: Robin (nicknamed Tootie) is a classmate of Shelley's who is more interested in Shelley than she is in him.
- Mr. MacLane: Mr. MacLane is the husband of Mrs. MacLane and father to the bride Rosemary, Barbara and Gordy. Mr. MacLane is also an English teacher at Barbara's high school.
- Mrs. MacLane: Mrs. MacLane is the wife of Mr. MacLane and mother to Rosemary, Barbara and Gordy. Mrs. MacLane also teaches a class of "slow" students at Barbara's high school.
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Organizations edit
- The San Francisco Giants: Major League Baseball team that plays at Candlestick Park (the book is set in the early 1960's) in nearby San Francisco. During the first meeting of the bride and groom's families the SF Giants are discussed by Mr. MacLane and Mr. Aldredge.
First Sentence edit
I guess this is just one of those days, thought Barbara MacLane on her way home from school one bright afternoon late in April.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Authors & Contributors edit
- Beverly Cleary (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Beth and Joe Krush (Illustrator)
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Family Life › Siblings › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Family Life › Marriage & Divorce › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Family Life › Marriage & Divorce › Divorce
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Girls & Women › Fiction
- Books › Teens › Social Issues › Dating & Intimacy › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( C ) › Cleary, Beverly
- Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Love & Romance
- Books › Children's Books › Literature
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