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""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"
"Basketball Bats"Henry and his four friends on Rockford Road are an
unbeatable basketball team--on their driveway court. But without
team T-shirts or an official name, can they take on the Tigers, a
team that plays at the huge YWCA and has a player old enough to
shave? Henry feels sure he can lead his friends to victory, but is
he really a team player? Or is he a ball hog? "Goof-Off
Goalie"
"Swimming with Sharks"Rita's times aren't fast enough to swim for
the Sharks with her friends. To improve she must learn flip turns,
but every time she tries, she gets water up her nose Jazz has an
idea that might be the key to Rita's success, but what if Rita
comes in first on a slower team? Would she rather win or be with
her friends? Or is there another way for Rita to swim with the
Sharks?
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