On Our Own (Book)

> *We're in a tough road ahead of us. Which means were gonna have to make many sacrifices that are well beyond our years. It's going be tough, but that's the reality of the situation we're i. But no matter what happens next, we're all in this together, the five of us. We're On Our Own.*
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> Katie talking to her sisters., Katie in the last chapter of *On Our Own*.

***On Our Own*** is the first book of the novel series, *On Our Own*.

## Synopsis

After their parents die in a car accident, the five Mitchell girls are forced to live on their own, with oldest daughter Katie appointed the guardian of her sisters. Their new situation means putting aside personal goals to help make ends meet and keep the family together. The eldest, 23-year-old, immature Katie feels saddled by her parental responsibilities, but the other girls don't see her as an authority figure. But Katie has her other problems, she reveals that her bank account was hacked by identity thieves and her account has been placed on hold, meaning Katie is broke. So, Katie must report it to the police and must use her father's back account to keep things afloat. She also gets two jobs of clothing store clerk by day and waitress by night in the cafe Mitchell's Cafe, which is now run by their father's business partner, --. The emotionally troubled, 16-year-old Jessica has problems of her own in multitasking being a teenager, along with her new responsibilities to her sisters and helping out Katie. The selfish 13-year-old Cassie abandons her household responsibilities and looks for romance at her middle school with an outcast student named P.K. The eccentric but gifted 9-year-old Laura struggles with her new reality without her parents, especially since she is having trouble at school with both a teacher and a school bully.

## Characters

* Katie Mitchell - The eldest of the Mitchell sisters. She is 23 in the book and was originally the immature party girl living in Los Angeles. After her parents' death, she becomes the guardian of her four younger sisters. There was intension between her and younger sister, Jessica, who had to look after their sisters while Katie was living the L.A. lifestyle.
* Jessica Mitchell - The second eldest of the Mitchell sisters. She is 16 in the book and was a popular cheerleader at her high school, at the same time, she was butting heads with Cassie over typical sister-stuff. Her parents' deaths forced Jessica to be responsible for her sisters and help out her older sister, Katie. However, she struggles with being a teenager and being responsible for her sisters. She tries to be the mother-hen to her younger sisters.
* Cassie Mitchell - The middle sister of the Mitchell girls. She is 13 in the book was just a preteen dealing with adolences. The loss of her parents left Cassie with grief and fear of what would happen to her and her sisters. She used to get into fights with older sister, Jessica over typical stuff like clothes and beauty. But the loss of their parents cause them to bond as Jessica became like a surrogate mother-type to Cassie.
* Laura Mitchell - The second-middle sister of the Mitchell girls. She is 10 and was being a regular kid. Cassie took over her mother's responsibilities of Laura after their parents' death. Laura is an avid dancer.
* Sarah Mitchell - The youngest of the Mitchell Sisters. She is 6 in the book and like Laura, she was being a regular little girl with playing with dolls. After her parents' deaths, she was looked after by her four older sisters.