How To Get The Family You Want by Peony Pinker

Peony Pinker is fed up with her family. Her mum's working

long hours setting up her gardening business and her dad isn't pulling his

weight around the house, so they're arguing all the time. Her big sister,

Primrose, is stressed about her exams and taking it out on everyone else

including her lovely boyfriend Matt. Peony's Gran tells her you can choose your

friends but not your family; as you can't have the family you want, you have to

learn to want the family you've got.… (more)

Peony Pinker is fed up with her family. Her mum's working

long hours setting up her gardening business and her dad isn't pulling his

weight around the house, so they're arguing all the time. Her big sister,

Primrose, is stressed about her exams and taking it out on everyone else

including her lovely boyfriend Matt. Peony's Gran tells her you can choose your

friends but not your family; as you can't have the family you want, you have to

learn to want the family you've got. 'Not possible!' thinks Peony. But Gran is sure she'll think

of something. As most of Gran's ideas go horribly wrong, Peony

knows there will be even more trouble ahead...