The amah

But now she's living it. Amy feels like one of the evil stepsisters when her mother becomes an amah (a nanny) for Miss Stephanie. While her mother's at work, Amy has to watch her younger brothers and sisters. That means missing ballet practices, which jeopardizes Amy's role in the recital. And when Amy's mother is home she can't stop talking about how perfect Stephanie is-and how less than perfect Amy is. All Amy wants is for things to go back to the way they were before her father died, before her mother had to work. But maybe the solution to Amy's problems lies not in changing the circumstances of her life, but in changing herself. Book jacket.