Jacob Have I Loved
A Newbery Award Winner

This book should be read without the presentiment that the heroine is going to be heroic, selfless, lovely, or even pleasant. To judge the book based on that is to completely miss the point of this novel. No, Sara Louise isn't a pleasant heroine. She is eaten up with neglect, bitterness, jealousy, and......more

I read this book several times as a teen. I was drawn to the story of the two sisters. I found myself both disturbed and fascinated by the cleft between them, and nursed Sarah Louise's injustices as if they were my own. I was also captivated by the beautiful imagery and the setting along the Chesape......more

I kind of related to Sara Louise during a few moments in this book. Very short and straight-forward story. The heroine isn’t someone you’d like a lot. She’s jealous, selfish and bitter—and she’s also growing up. Having felt neglected by her parents and overshadowed by her naturally gifted twin sister......more

I must have read this girlhood favorite a dozen times, the tears dropping onto the pages regardless of how familiar the words and storyline had become. Something about Sara Louise's intense sibling rivalry and inability to recognize her parents' love for her spoke to me, a second child who frequentl......more

I remember loving this book as a kid, so I picked it up the other day. I'm not exactly sure why I liked it so much, because this time around I didn't find it nearly entertaining. Also I didn't feel sorry for Louise this time around; most everything Caroline got that Louise didn't was due to Louise's......more