To Night Owl From Dogfish

By Author / Illustrator

Holly Goldberg-Sloan, Meg Wolitzer

Genre

Adventure

Age range(s)

11+

Publisher

Egmont UK Ltd

ISBN

9781405294836

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

21-02-2019

Synopsis

A REVERSE PARENT TRAP FOR A NEW GENERATION FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORS HOLLY GOLDBERG-SLOAN AND MEG WOLITZER.

Avery (Night Owl) is bookish, intense, likes to plan ahead, and is afraid of many things. Bett (Dogfish) is fearless, outgoing, and lives in the moment. What they have in common is that they are both twelve years old, and their dads are dating each other.

Bett and Avery are sent, against their will, to the same camp for the summer vacation. Their dads hope that they will find common ground and become friends - and possibly, one day, even sisters.

Against all odds, the girls soon can't imagine a life without each other. 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. Is keeping a family together as easy as they think it is?

From two extraordinary authors comes this moving, exuberant, laugh-out-loud novel about friendship and family, told entirely in emails and letters.

Perfect for 9+ fans of R. J. Palacio's Wonder, Ross Wellford's Time Travelling with a Hamster and Mitch Johnson's Kick.

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. 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.

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. She is also the author of the young adult novel Belzhar. Wolitzer lives in New York City.

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Reviews

Bett and Avery, two girls living on opposite sides of America, strike up an email correspondence. Initiated by outgoing, confident Californian Bett, who has discovered that their fathers are planning to send them to the same summer camp, Avery, living in New York City, is at first unbelieving. But when it becomes obvious that it is indeed the case and the fathers want them to meet because they are in a relationship, the girls resolve to ignore each other at camp. Having rather different characters and interests, this is easy at first, as they pick different activities to take part in. However, gradually they find themselves drawn together and a real friendship develops. The book charts their communications, and those of others involved in their story, as they navigate the highs and lows of family life, growing up and a second summer together, at a different type of camp. Heartwarming, touching and often funny, with a diverse and inclusive cast of characters who really come alive for the reader through their emails, texts and letters, this is a totally absorbing read. I was very pleased to make the acquaintance of Night Owl and Dogfish. Recommended for readers of 11+. 304 pages / Ages 11+ / Reviewed by Jayne Gould, school librarian