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Teen Reads- Ages 12 and up


Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 978-0-545-03531-6 HC
Ages 12 and up
240 pages
5 ½” by 8 ¼”

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by Natalie Standiford

The Sullivan sisters have a big problem. On Christmas Day their rich and imperious grandmother gathers the family and announces that she will soon die--and has cut the entire family out of her will. Since she is the source of almost all their income, this means they will soon be penniless.

Someone in the family has offended her deeply. If that person comes forward with a confession of her (or his) crime, submitted in writing to her lawyer by New Year's Day, she will reinstate the family in her will. Or at least consider it.

And so the confessions begin....


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Excerpt from CONFESSIONS OF THE SULLIVAN SISTERS
by Natalie Standiford

Welcome to myevilfamily.com, a blog written by me, Jane Sullivan, to expose the sins of my family. We have committed a lot of sins over the centuries, so I’ll start at the beginning and work my way up to now. Once I’ve covered every thing my family has done wrong, maybe I’ll move on to the crimes of other evil families I know.

On this blog, You, the World at Large, will learn the truth about the great and storied Sullivan family of Baltimore, Maryland. Maybe you’ve heard of my grandmother, Arden Louisa Norris Sullivan Weems Maguire Hightower Beckendorf, better known as “Almighty Lou.” Why does she have so many names? Because she’s been married five times. She’s never been divorced — she’s a heavy-duty Catholic, so the very idea of divorce makes her shudder. No, her first four husbands died. Four of them. Died. Does this make anyone suspicious? Am I the only one asking questions here?

Almighty gives lots of money to the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Peabody Conservatory and lots of other schools and charities and foundations. Everybody says what a good person she is. I’m not saying she’s not a good person. All I’m saying is, once you know the truth you can decide for yourself. It’s easy to give money away when you have tons and tons of it. So if you’re curious to know the real story of the Sullivan family, read this blog.


From Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters. Copyright © 2010 by Natalie Standiford. All rights reserved.