THE ART OF SELLING MY SISTER
Young Adult 70k
Kasey Fishbein, sixteen, ruins her older sister's life by destroying her chances at a college dance scholarship. Now, she has to fix things for Lara before their parents find out. Lara, who once brimmed with talent, chooses to forgo college altogether if she can't dance. Their parents grow disappointed in her and instead latch onto shy Kasey, deeming her the star of the family. But Kasey doesn't want to fill the role Lara abandoned, so she quits the swim team without telling her parents - yet another secret.
A school marketing assignment offers Kasey a chance to confess her shameful actions while simultaneously giving Lara the one thing she longs for: the chance to be a star again. With the help of a popular blog, a synchronized swimming performance, and a boy who has everything to do with the secret the sisters are hiding, Kasey might just be able to sell her sister, and in the process find the confidence she needs to stand in the spotlight herself.
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