What I Saw and How I lied by Judy Blundell

What genre is this book?  Suspense, mystery, romance, coming of age, realistic, family, racial relations?  The novel has them all, intricately woven in a fast moving plot.  It's worth rereading just to get all of it. The main character, Evie (Evelyn) didn't see but she figures it out.
Her mother is gorgeous and in comparison, Evie feels that next to her she's"like wallpaper as usual".  All of a sudden there's a "fun" vacation to Florida that doesn't quite seem like a vacation. It starts after some strange phone calls.  While in Florida, she is taken shopping for clothes suitable for her age 15 going on 16.  When she appears in one of her new dresses, her moonlight dress, her mother makes Evie go upstairs and change into her regular clothes - plain pink dress with lace around the collar.  What's that about? Then her stepfather becomes a different person - drinking heavily, grouchy.  What's going on?  Read and find out.

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