When things go wrong.. Can someone help?

Laura's life couldn't get any worse. Her dad left when she was really little. Her mom is a workaholic and she gets stuck with her brother, sister, and all the house chores.. Will things ever get better? When things are JUST staring to look up things will spiral out of control again.. Can anybody help her? Or will she be stuck living like this? There's a few surprises in store for Laura but little does she know what will happen or does she?