Copyright 2003, 2008 by Meagan McDonald
Illustrations copyright 2008 by Pamela A. Consolation

The setting of the story is at their house and the characters are Alex, Stevie, Joey, mom and dad. Stevie is the main character and she is narrating the whole story. The three sisters have this club called THE SISTERS CLUB. Alex is the oldest and she is really interested in acting, Stevie is the middle and she hates it, and Joey is the youngest and she is SPOILED.

The rising action would be when Alex gets really mad at Joey and Stevie and doesn't talk to them because they touched her stuff and embarrassed her in front of her crush.


Alex is in a School play called "Beauty and the Beast" and she is the lead, beauty and her crush Scott Howell is the beast. Because Alex stopped talking to the sisters they didn't have there club anymore. Stevie felt bad about that.

Alex was in her play, she twisted her ankle and she couldn't preform and her understudy was sick so Stevie finished her play for her. She knew all the lines because she helped Alex practice.

Stevie, Alex and Joey learn that sisters are more important than anything else. Stevie helped her big sister when she needed her. Even though they had been fighting Alex was thankful for Stevie's help

At first Stevie was upset she is the middle sister, but at the end she is glad to be in the middle. After Stevie helps Alex they have "the sisters club" again. And the family is almost back to normal.

The theme In the book The Sisters Club is sisters are more important than anything even though they can get on your nerves.

In the beginning of this story the two younger sisters embarrass their older sister, Alex and she gets mad at them.

In the story Alex yelled at them, "how long have you been out there? You heard every word I said didn't you". "You gore­bellied, hasty­witted harpies! " I wish I never had a sister. That goes for BOTH of you."(McDonald Pg 80­-81)

In the middle of the book Alex the oldest sister hurts herself and cannot finish her play. Stevie, the middle sister, helps out and does it for her.

"I heard Alex say she could not get up or stand or put any weight on her foot. There might be a fracture said mom." " Nina. She's the understudy." Said Mr. Cannon." But she's sick tonight." "Stevie" said Alex "my sister knows all the lines." ( McDonald p153&155)

At the end of the book Stevie is glad the sisters are getting along again in The Sisters Club.

The thing about sisters and family is you always know you can count on each other when things aren't going right. In the story, Stevie the sister narrating says, "I lay on the floor between my sisters Alex and Joey like perfect book ends I couldn't think of anywhere I'd rather be.
In the middle" (McDonald pg 181)