She was 16. She originally started to write this book because on of her friends had gotten beat up so she just wanted to rant, another fun fact: since she was so young and also a girl, she didnt want people to not buy her book becuaseof that so she decided to stay anomus just like j.k rowling
They are definitely not synonyms, that would mean they mean the same thing wich they definitely do not. They are antonyms.
I'm sure the answer is "I was born in Chicago, but my older brother and sister were born in Kansas City".