After graduating from Wellesley College and spending some time as an advertising copywriter, she began writing family feature films, including Angels in the Outfield and Made in America. Holly Goldberg Sloan was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Counting by 7s and Short, among other novels.

Palacio's Wonder, Ross Wellford's Time Travelling with a Hamster and Mitch Johnson's Kick.

Is keeping a family together as easy as they think it is?įrom two extraordinary authors comes this moving, exuberant, laugh-out-loud novel about friendship and family, told entirely in emails and letters. But when the worst happens, and their dads break up, Avery and Bett must figure out a way to get them to fall in love again. Their dads hope that they will find common ground and become friends - and possibly, one day, even sisters.Īgainst all odds, the girls soon can't imagine a life without each other. What they have in common is that they are both twelve years old, and their dads are dating each other.īett and Avery are sent, against their will, to the same camp for the summer vacation. Bett (Dogfish) is fearless, outgoing, and lives in the moment.

Now that they can’t imagine life without each other, will Bett and Avery (who sometimes call themselves Night Owl and Dogfish) figure out a way to be a family?īut things soon go off the rails for the girls (and for their dads too), and they find themselves on a summer adventure that neither of them could have predicted.A REVERSE PARENT TRAP FOR A NEW GENERATION FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORS HOLLY GOLDBERG-SLOAN AND MEG WOLITZER.Īvery (Night Owl) is bookish, intense, likes to plan ahead, and is afraid of many things. Their dads hope that they will find common ground and become friends–and possibly, one day, even sisters.īut things soon go off the rails for the girls (and for their dads too), and they find themselves on a summer adventure that neither of them could have predicted. When their dads fall in love, Bett and Avery are sent, against their will, to the same sleepaway camp. What they have in common is that they are both twelve years old, and are both being raised by single, gay dads. Bett Devlin, who’s fearless, outgoing, and loves all animals as well as the ocean, lives in California. From two extraordinary authors comes a moving, exuberant, laugh-out-loud novel about friendship and family, told entirely in emails and letters.Īvery Bloom, who’s bookish, intense, and afraid of many things, particularly deep water, lives in New York City.

From night owl to dogfish