Absolutely Normal Chaos by

Mary Lou Finney is less than excited about her assignmnet to keep a journal over the summer. Boring! Then cousin Carl Ray comes to stay with her family, and what starts as the dull dog days of summer quickly turns into the wildest roller coaster ride of all time.
How was Mary Lou supposed to know what would happen with Carl Ray and the ring? Or with her boy crazy best friend BethAnn? Or with (sigh) the permanently pink Alex Cheevy? Suddenly a boring school project becomes a record of the most exciting, incredible, unbelieveable summer of Mary Lou's life. But what if her teacher actually does read her journal?

Reading Level 5 Ages 9 and up 230 pages