Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn

After Cyd Charisse is expelled from her boarding school, she returns to California to live with her mother, step-father, and sibilings. When she falls in love with Shrimp and starts getting into trouble again Cyd finds herself sent to New York to live with her biological father, a man she has only met once in her life. Her father disappointed her, but Cyd gets to know her father's other children and learns even more about herself. Cyd is a quirky girl who will connect with many teen readers. With a strong voice and refreshing honesty, Cyd narrates the emotional wringer that is her life and readers will keep coming back for more.