The Story Behind the Story

The September Sisters is not a true story!! I do have a younger sister, Rachel, but she didn’t disappear. Sure, sometimes I wished she would’ve when I was growing up because we used to fight a lot, and I'm sure she felt the same way about me. But now she’s one of my best friends and one of the coolest people I know! Rachel and I do have birthdays one day apart, just like Abby & Becky, but our birthdays are in June, not September. And our grandparents once gave us little heart necklaces with pearls in them, instead of sapphires. So I guess you could say we’re the June sisters!!

 

Jillian & Rachel 1985
 
Jillian & Rachel 2008
my sister and me in 1985
 
my sister and me in 2008

 

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