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Jacob Have I Loved is a 1980 coming of age novel for teenagers and young adults by Katherine Paterson. It won the annual Newbery Medal in 1981. The title alludes to the sibling rivalry between Jacob and Esau in the Bible, and comes from Romans 9:13 (quoting Malachi 1:2).
- Katherine Paterson
- 1980
Jan 1, 1980 · Katherine Paterson. 3.69. 34,615 ratings2,373 reviews. Want to read. Shop this series. Rate this book. Esau have I hated . . . Sara Louise Bradshaw is sick and tired of her beautiful twin Caroline. Ever since they were born, Caroline has been the pretty one, the talented one, the better sister.
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13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. 14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. 15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
May 5, 2020 · Katherine Paterson's remarkable Newbery Medal-winning classic about a painful sibling rivalry, and one sister’s struggle to make her own way, is an honest and daring portrayal of adolescence and coming of age.
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- Katherine Paterson
- Katherine Paterson
Caroline, her selfish younger sister, was the one everyone Loved. Growing up on a tiny Chesapeake Bay island in the early 1940s, angry Louise reveals how Caroline robbed her of everything: her hopes for schooling, her friends, her mother, even her name.
Jacob Have I Loved is a children's novel written by prolific children's author Katherine Paterson and published in 1980. It follows the story of Sara Louise, one of two twin daughters of a crab fisher living on the Chesapeake Bay in the 1940s.
Oct 3, 2000 · Jacob Have I Loved. Mass Market Paperback – October 3, 2000. Katherine Paterson's remarkable Newbery Medal-winning classic about a painful sibling rivalry, and one sister’s struggle to make her own way, is an honest and daring portrayal of adolescence and coming of age.
- Katherine Paterson
