Karen's New Family — Elisabet McHugh

As a single veterinarian with two adopted children, Karen's mother has married a man who has three children of his own. Karen, 12, and 5-year old Meghan suddenly find themselves in a new home as part of a large family. Adjustment isn't easy. When Karen's teacher asks her what special project she would like to work on this semester, her spur of the moment answer is. “I'd like to work on getting my family organized.” Understandably, Karen's Time Efficiency Study (TES) soon leads her into troubled waters, especially since her main target is her new teenage sister Vicki. Despite Karen's efforts, her relationship with her sister is, if anything, getting worse. Refusing to give up, Karen discovers the hard way that in order to get Vicki to change, Karen first has to change herself....