Stepping Stones - Lucy Knisley
A fictionalized autobiography about Jen, a girl whose divorced mother moves from the city to a farm, where Jen must do chores and deal with her annoying stepfather. Taking care of the chickens is all right, and Jen likes helping her mom, but a deep dyscalculia means handling cash at the stand gives her anxiety. When Walter's two daughters start spending the weekend at the farm, Jen finds one to be whiny and the other a snobby perfectionist who takes over everything she touches. This is a bittersweet story with all too real characters (unfortunately, I saw a lot of myself in Walter), but a nice ending about making the best of things. I enjoyed it a lot. [4]
