How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
She came because she had been sent away by Dorothea, her beautiful and glamorous mother, to live with a grandmother she hardly knew, and who wore her gray hair in a bun on the back of her head. (2.1)
Well that captures April's emotion in one fell bun. "Sent away" sounds kind of melodramatic, but that's how April feels when she first comes to stay with her grandmother. It's not that she has anything against Caroline, exactly—at least, aside from that horrid, unfashionable bun—the real problem is just that Caroline isn't Dorothea.
Quote #2
It hadn't occurred to April that Caroline had moved because of her—so she could have a bedroom of her own. She knew she ought to feel grateful, but for some reason what she really felt was angry. What made Caroline think that April was going to be with her long enough for it to make any difference whether she had a room of her own or not? (2.14)
Instead of thinking about how her grandmother has sacrificed and made changes in order to accommodate April's arrival, April just feels trapped and angry. April showers, indeed.
Quote #3
"You don't like your grandmother very much, do you?"
April just shrugged, but her eyes got narrow.
"I don't see why," Melanie said. "She seems pretty nice to me."
"She doesn't like my mother," April said. "She doesn't even think that Dorothea's going to send for me to come home pretty soon." (4.12-15)
The tension between April and Caroline is strong enough that even Melanie can pick up on it. April explains it away by saying that Caroline disapproves of Dorothea—and at this point, April thinks she'll always be on her mother's side.