Making It

by Barbara Corcoran

Charlotte was the beautiful one, the sparkly one, the gifted one, or so it seemed to her younger sister, Sissy. Charlotte knew what she wanted and had learned how to get it. It wasn't life as a small town minister's daughter. Sissy longs to find her own way too, but before she can carve a life for herself she is forced to face the truth that Charlotte is a prostitute.

How Sissy comes to terms with her feelings for the sister she's always idolized and begins to find herself makes a penetrating and telling story. Barbara Corcoran has written a fast-paced novel of two sisters, their love for one another and their independent paths toward freedom.

Genres: Young Adult

156 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

This is not the Shark Tank celebrity, but an author of children's books. The books are mostly realistic fiction about older children and teens who come from families that are dysfunctional or at least face interesting challenges.

Also used the pseudonym Paige Dixon and Gail Hamilton.