On Saturday mornings, Sophie is supposed to change her sheets, vacuum, and straighten the living room. No fair! Thad gets out of his chores because he has soccer practice, John is supposedly too young, Nora actually likes housework, and Maura is spoiled just because she's a baby. Then Mrs. Hartley institutes a job chart, which only makes things worse-even Nora agrees. It's time for Sophie Hartley to stand up for her rights!
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Mr. and Mrs. Hartley devise a weekly job chart and assign their children chores. When the new regime goes into effect, sisters Nora and Sophie notice disparity between what's expected of the girls and what the boys are supposed to do, and they go on strike. This solidly middle-class family will remind many of the Quimbys.