I have read about half of Peace, Love, Baby Ducks and I think it is a really interesting view on sibling relationships. It shows both lights of having a sibling, that they can be your best friend, and worst enemy. The main character, Carly, is very smart and gets straight A's, but doesn't really fit in at her perfect Christian school, Holy Redeemer. The younger sister Anna, isn't as smart as Carly but is the perfect Prom Queen of Holy Redeemer. Through being sister, both of them get to live both lives, but they don't really appreciate it and it often causes conflict and jealousy because both sisters want what they don't have. Also Carly's best friend is also really good friends with Anna, and is turning into more of an Anna then Carly might like, so it seems like to Carly that over the course of one summer, she is losing her best friend and baby sister. Throughout the story so far Carly does everything she can to be different and not fit in and that also causes conflict between the two sisters because Anna is a freshman in highschool and doesn't want to be know as the "wierd kids" little sister. Once Anna asks Carly to just try and fit in and it starts a huge argument. I think that the author does a really good job of showing what it is like to have a sibling.
This book sounds so good! I have a little sister so it would probably be somewhat relatable to my life. I think it's super common for sisters to argue and be jealous of each other. It seems like there's a lot of conflict that makes the story interesting.
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