Fifteen-year-old Plum Blatchley's real name is Patience, but with an older sister like Ginnywho faints dramatically on couches when she gets anything lower than an A minuspatience is not a virtue in Plum's repertoire. In fact, her repertoire is missing a lot. Even though their late father was an acclaimed novelist, Plum knows only Ginny got the genius genes. Plum's skills are limited to quoting costume dramas, tricking the cat into eating his heartworm...