![]() ![]() ![]() Featuring a dramatic climax and a host of surprising twists, the novel affirms that families conventional and unconventional are families just the same. In addition to the two distraught protagonists, the authors create several other unforgettable characters, including Avery's estranged biological mother and Bett's feisty grandmother. With the girls being pre-teen this also raises the question of what is the book’s targeted. No explanation seems available but it works well to deserve a 5-star rating. Written entirely in emails and letters, this laugh-out-loud novel showcases the collaborative skills of bestselling authors Sloan (Short) and Wolitzer (Bellzhar). The book is a combined publication by Holly Goldberg Sloan as established author of children and YA novels and Meg Wolitzer as established author of YA and adult novels. When their fathers part ways during a disastrous trip to China, the girls, who had been looking forward to being sisters, are determined to find a way to reunite them. The girls vow not to speak to each other during the summer, but despite their differences (Bett is spontaneous and adventurous Avery is bookish and fearful), they form a strong bond. Furious, Bett finds Avery's email address to break the horrible news. Peeking at her father's emails, 12-year-old Californian Bett learns two pieces of upsetting information: her father has fallen in love with a man she's never met, and the two of them are scheming to send Bett and the man's 12-year-old daughter, Avery, away to summer camp together. She is also the author of the young adult novel Belzhar. Meg Wolitzer is the New York Times bestselling author of The Interestings, The Uncoupling, The Ten-Year Nap, The Position, The Wife (recently a major feature film), and Sleepwalking. 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. 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. ![]()
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