For Liz McCormick, life seems good, as along as she can avoid dealing with her self-centered teenage sister, Sara Jane. Liz and her family live on a small farm where she takes care of animals and helps her parents with the chores. Sara Jane is too wrapped up in her social life, and is practically glued to her cell phone. When Liz's parents go away for a weekend, they decide to leave Sara Jane in charge. Suddenly, life takes a horrible turn for Liz, as Sara Jane becomes a great big pain. SARA JANE IS A PAIN is written for middle grade readers and depicts what life is like as experienced...

Sixth grade is not starting off great for 11-year-old Liz McCormick.
Her best friend, Veronica, ditched her to hang out with the popular
kids, she humiliates herself at the big homecoming parade and to top
it all off, she has to come home every day to her pain of a big sister,
Sara Jane. How is it that two sisters can be so different?
Not only does Liz have school to worry about, but she also is
preparing her unpredictable goat, Ginny for the 4-H Festival, and
she discovers her parents are having financial difficulties. As her
twelfth birthday draws nearer, Liz wonders how she is going to...