Allergic to My Family — Liza Ketchum

Living with five brothers and sisters, a pet skunk, and two nutty parents, fourth grader Rosie sometimes feels that her family is too busy to appreciate her!

When Rosie Maxwell, age nine, discovers her family will soon expand from five kids to six, she explodes. “No one has that many kids anymore!” After Clara is born, Rosie's parents are too busy to notice that the family is crazier than ever: Silas, age four, can't talk, even though his twin sister Katie always knows what he wants. Dan, the family bookworm, has a habit of disappearing. Bossy Shirley lives on the phone, even in a crisis, and Clara can't do much except cry and mess her diaper. Clearly, it's up to Rosie to fix things but somehow, all her efforts make matters worse. Then a brush fire roars into Copper Canyon, threatening the Maxwell's home. That's when everyone learns to appreciate Rosie's spunk, imagination, and gift for gymnastics -- and when Rosie, now a hero, discovers she fits into her unusual family after all.