Rachel Robinson is used to getting straight A’s, being in accelerated programs, getting recommended to take classes at the local college, recommendations for extracurricular activities, and being the best. But she is not used to having Charles, her trouble-maker older brother around. Charles was expelled from his boarding school, and now he is back home, wreaking havoc on the entire Robinson family. As if Rachel doesn’t have enough to worry about(pressure from her teachers, secret crushes), she now has to worry about Charles making fun of her. Now her parents are insisting that they attend family therapy sessions. Will the Robinson family resolve their problems?
What family doesn’t have problems? What siblings don’t get on each other’s nerves? Who feels pressure from parents, teachers, and friends? Tweens will be able to connect with Rachel (or Charles, or another character in this book) in one way or another, be it trying to please everyone and meet (or exceed their expectations) or by feeling rebellious and trying to make their mark by doing the opposite of what everyone wants and expects from them.
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