Ten Ways to Make My Sister Disappear

Everything ten year-old Sprig wants, her older sister Dakota already has. Everything Sprig does, Dakota does better. And anytime Sprig complains, Dakota just grins and calls her a baby. It’s enough to make a kid wish her sister would disappear.
But in a year when Sprig’s father is away, her favorite neighbor is ill, and the class bully is acting almost like, well, a boyfriend, Sprig discovers that allies come in unexpected shapes. Sometimes they’re even related to you.

Sprig, 10, and her older sister Dakota, 12, have the typical sibling relationship. Dakota lords her maturity over Sprig, and Sprig wishes her big sister would conveniently disappear, like smoke into the sky. But the two still need each other while Dad is away in Afghanistan, when best friends let them down, and when cute boys disappoint. This may be a young chapter book but there is plenty of plot and density to the family situation and sibling dynamics.

Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com

Sprig is only ten years old - but she has a ton of problems.

For one, her dad just left to go to Washington, D.C., on a business trip. Sprig absolutely hates it when her dad has to go away because she knows she will miss him every minute of the day. This time is worse then before, however, since he will be gone for six weeks.

Then there is Sprig's pesky older sister, Dakota, who thinks that because she just turned twelve, she can be the boss of Sprig. Always correcting Sprig, stealing her questions, and getting to talk to their dad first whenever he calls annoys Sprig very much.

It gets worse when Dakota befriends the very mean Krsytee, who Sprig knows is a bad influence show more on her sister.

What's Sprig to do to cope with her sibling situation? She comes up with a list of ten possible ways of Dakota disappearing. The list includes baking her sister into a cookie and crunching Dakota if she was a cucumber.

Sprig's adventures continue when she finds out her father has to travel all the way to another country that she knows isn't safe, she becomes a hero, a boy enters her life, problems with her best friend stir up, and she discovers that maybe her sister isn't so bad after all!

TEN WAYS TO MAKE MY SISTER DISAPPEAR was a very quick and easy read that contained so many wonderful events that made this novel heartwarming and well worth reading. Any child who has a family member away from home or a bossy older sibling can easily relate to what Sprig is going through. Mazer creates a story that the whole family can enjoy before bedtime.

The book definitely exceeded my expectations, and once it is read, you will definitely want more of Sprig! show less

All the drama one might expect with preteen sisters with a few extraordinary situations to add dimension. Well crafted and fun to read.

This is a readable story of two preteen sisters, who often fight but ultimately support one another.

Sprig's elder sister Dakota got to be a mean person to Sprig after she got older. A problem gets worse and worse but then Dakota tells the truth to Sprig. This book is perfect to people who want to make their sister disappear.

Sprig is only ten years old and she already has tons of problems , like her big sister Dakota and her father leaving for Washington D.C for six weeks.This book would be perfect for people who like books about family.