![]() ![]() At the same time, it is like a very frank confession, revealing the innermost (and often not the prettiest) passions of a troubled, teenaged heart. This story is a revealing look at a sometimes harsh, often exhilarating, way of life amid the waters of Chesapeake bay. ![]() The pressures she feels are not at all relieved by life on an isolated island in Chesapeake bay, where the men follow the water and the women are almost fanatically religious, where her demented grandmother lives downstairs and the one thing Louise wants-to be able to go crabbing with her father in his boat-is denied her because she is a girl. While everyone dotes over the delicate, sweet, and talented Caroline, the tomboyish Louise-known as Wheeze to her friends-feels cursed by God and forsaken by man. ![]() The years of puberty and growing up are full of confusing and unpredictable feelings, especially for a girl who lives her whole life in the shadow of her musically gifted twin sister. As the nation goes through the anguish of World War II, she is having a rough time of her own. The 1981 winner of the Newbery Medal takes its title from a Bible verse that says: Jacob have I loved, but Esau I hated. Like the twins of Biblical lore, there is a bitter rivalry between Caroline and Sara Louise-at least, there is in Louise’s mind. ![]()
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