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'Sisters Alone', a novel in verse, captures the bond between sisters united in grief

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Shifa Saltagi Safadi about her novel-in-verse for young people, "Sisters Alone." It's about the relationship between two girls who've lost their mother.

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Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First.
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