In the book As Simple as it seems by Sarah Weeks
Verbena Ellen Colter is the main character. Her best friend Annie became best friends with Heather and they used to both hate her but know they are close so now verbena has nobody. Verbena gets mad at her mother a lot and wants her mother to treat her more in a grown up way. Verbena is also embarrassed of her mother because she was overweight. because of that she lashes out at her mother even though she dose not mean what she says she still says some pretty mean things.
