Christina Katerina and the Time She Quit the Family by Patricia Lee Gauch
This is a classic book in my household that my mom bought for me when I said that I wish I wasn't a part of the family anymore... I'm pretty sure that this book changed that thought immediately.
Christina loves her mother, father, and brother, but something happens that makes her not want to be a part of the family anymore. She changes her name to Agnes, and her mother tells her to call her Mildred from now on. They divide up sections of the house for Agnes and for the rest of the family. At first, Agnes loves the idea of being able to do whatever she wants, whenever she wants, until she starts to realize how lonely she is, how scared she can get, and how cut off she is from the rest of her family. At the end of the story, Mildred (mom) tells Agnes that her brother wants a blood-curdling story that only she can tell, that no one else wants to eat cake with as much frosting on it, and that her father misses her loudness throughout the house. This story shows that every family member has certain traits and characteristics that make a house a home. It is a good one to remind children to be thankful for their family members and that in a family every person fits together like pieces to a puzzle =)
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