This was a great book. I liked this book because of the conflict and how it was resolved. The story was very realistic because it really describes the relationship of sisters. Personally when reading it, the story reminded me of my sister and me. We would have little fights and bicker but at the end of the day we were always there for one another. The older sister in the story, Rosemary, always wanted to be the boss of Pearl, her little sister. Rosemary would tease pearl about her dance and always make her dress up as the evil witch. But when Janie started to tease Pearl or make her dress up as the evil witch, Rosemary stepped in and made sure it didn’t happen. Rosemary stood up for her little sister and it was able to bring them closer together in the end. So the big idea of this story is that no matter what happens, family is always there to protect you. ( )