Choldenko, Gennifer. Notes from a liar and her dog

Choldenko, Gennifer. Notes from a liar and her dog. Penguin, 2001 [0-14-250068-2]
Ant thinks her parents don't understand her.. in fact he keeps hoping for her real parents to show up so she keeps a scrapbook and writes a diary for them. Antonia is always in trouble with her parents and at school while her two sisters are model children and model students. She loves her dog which her mother hates. This 216 page book is a wonderful story about a teen (6th grader) who feels the whole world is against her. The ending is not "Walt Disney-like" but very satisfying.