A baby girl, born to Lucia, whom Aunt Sissy illegally adopts. The little girl eventually becomes known as “Little Sissy.” While Sarah is still in the womb, Sissy gets the idea of feeding her Sicilian mother a diet of Irish-German food so that the baby will not “be so much of an Italian.” It is heavily implied that Steve, Sissy’s third husband, is the child’s father.
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Sarah Character Timeline in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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Chapter 34
...really have a baby, but she remains committed to her story. Sissy christens the child Sarah, but everyone calls her “Little Sissy.”
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Katie is the only person whom Sissy tells the truth about Sarah. As a result, Francie finds out, too. Katie also tells Johnny, who then uses it...
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