Notes from a Liar and Her Dog / Gennifer Choldenko / 216 pages

Antonia MacPherson is a liar.  She is sure she is adopted as she is nothing like her two perfect sisters.  Her best friend, Harrison, smells like a salami sandwich and her other best friend, Pistachio, her tiny dog, is getting very old.  She has devised a nefarious plan for getting him his much needed vet services without her parents' knowledge.  Ant's parents are too busy with her sisters and jobs to be available when Ant needs them.  A teacher at Ant's school, just Carol, becomes Ant's advocate.  The author of Al Capone Does My Shirts has once a gain crafted a tale sure to please.