Always, Your Sister

Four years ago, Millie lost her baby
brother Noah before he could be born. She writes a journal to him, exploring
her memories and emotions, and thinks about him every day. When she learns her
mother is pregnant again, she writes to him about her anxieties. What if the
new baby dies like Noah did? Millie takes it upon herself to take care of her
mum while she’s pregnant. She cooks, cleans, and brings her mum ginger tea when
she feels sick in the morning. At school, she has two close friends, the bubbly
extrovert, Charlie, and bookish introvert, Emma, who pull her in two
directions. But Chappy Leeann is there to help her sort out her feelings.
Working together to support their parents and the drought affecting their sheep
farm, Millie grows closer to her older sister Vicky and learns to appreciate
the things in her life. As Millie shares all her feelings with Noah, she
reassures her precious stillborn baby brother that even after her new sibling
is born, she will always be his sister. Throughout it all, Millie learns just
how resilient and strong she really is.

This book contains an important message about the impact of stillborn children on

the lives of siblings too, and highlights the importance of school chaplains in
their ability to help children through their emotions. Siblings are often overlooked as they grieve the
loss of an expected baby.