Just Another Day In My Insanely Real Life

This funny, poignant novel introduces 12-year-old Cassie, whose sassy humor isn't winning her any friends or helping her ailing grades. In her madcap race to restore order at school and home, Cassie discovers she still has a lot to learn about friendship and responsibility.

TWELVE-YEAR-OLD CASSIE HAS A LOT TO COPE WITH

when her father moves "out of the picture." Her mom's constantly working overtime, her teenage sister's going AWOL, and her little brother seriously needs attention. It's up to Cassie to prevent total chaos at home -- or so she thinks.

She can't control everything, though. At school Cassie's two "best" friends are turning nasty, and a cute boy is sending mixed signals. And then there's Mr. Mullaney -- the weirdest, hardest English teacher in the seventh grade -- who hates everything she does. Since Mr. Mullaney isn't even reading her brilliant work, Cassie starts submitting journal entries like "A Virtual Tour of My Insanely Messy Desk." But her sassy humor isn't winning her any friends or helping her ailing grades. What's a girl to do when life gets totally insane?

Barbara Dee has created a witty, poignant portrait of an intense, honest, feisty girl who is ferociously funny and only too human.