And You Give Me a Pain, Elaine

"All that crying and carrying on over my sister, Elaine, a real charmer who lives in a snake pit with a personal phone. Me, Andrea, problems? No. All I have is a whacko sister, a brother who no longer loves me best, a mother who takes me for granted, and a father who's headed for an ulcer. Not to mention slipping grades. And I miss my brother, Joe. Why is it that when he's around I'm somebody special. And when he's away. Life was finally starting to look up for Andrea. There was the school play, and Chris really seemed to like her. But of course big sister Elaine would manage to ruin everything, somehow. Until Andrea discovers that sometimes even an older sister just doesn't have all the answers." This is from the back cover of the book.