""We'll have fun," Mom pleaded. "You've always wanted a
brother--" "A younger brother," said Parker. "I wanted a younger
brother." "But Eric is great. He'll-" "You don't get it, Mom. I've
always been the youngest. Now I'm going to be even younger!""
Before her mom remarried, Lily was the eldest; now she has
dropped to second from the bottom. Her 13-year-old stepsister, V,
is brilliant, popular, and seriously beautiful, but "lately she's
been toxic waste." That, however, is only Lily's viewpoint. Hicks
tells her uproarious story in fast, alternating narratives from the
four stepsiblings, who suddenly find themselves together in a
blended family. Along with all the jealousy and hurt, they still
have fun, as when they hold a rock-paper-scissors competition for a
neighborhood fund-raiser. There's also a little puzzle. Who has
destroyed the tomatoes that V has been growing to raise money to
send soccer balls to kids in Iraq? Without heavy message, the
switching viewpoints make readers privy to the family secrets and
the lies, as the combination of farce and tenderness in daily life
brings home both the struggle and the fun.--"Booklist"
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