![]() Their communications over email are hilarious and they will eventually get used to each other when all goes to heck. Boy are they unhappy they are the complete opposites with nothing in common and do not want to be forced to be friends, worst of all sisters. To get them to bond, the dads are sending them off to summer camp. □īett and Avery’s Dads are dating - to their shock and dismay. If you are a fan of the original movie you will start singing “ Let’s Get Together” yeah, yeah, yeah □ to yourself quite often, or at least I did. Total Parent Trap vibes, but obviously not the exact storyline. It might even make the story a bit more approachable for younger readers.Īnyway, cool book that even tackled big life topics such as marriage equality and prejudice in a very offhand way that prevented it from getting unrealistically preachy. It also made the plot more fast-paced, more personal and funnier. I think the epistolary form was brilliant and gave both girls as well as various other people their own distinctive voices. I'm not ashamed to admit that I had tears in my eyes by the end. That is what the story has most of all: heart. ![]() What we get, in the end, is an adventure story full of summer camp activities, the theatre, lots of adorable animals and heart. As are most of the people in their lives. Not too much of a surprise considering that it's the story of two girls, the friends they meet, their families clashing, them growing up and talking about everything (including their first periods)! But it's not overblown or unrealistic drama and the two kids are actually both great. And then there is a theatre play off-Broadway, grandma Gaga as well as another summer camp that ends even more badly than CIGI did. Not to mention that Avery's biological mother comes back into the picture at one point. While the girls grow closer and closer, things fall apart for their dads so the girls need to hatch a plan to bring them back together. They are both sent to CIGI camp for the summer as a bonding experience while their dads explore China (of all places!) on motorcycles. ![]() So then they are supposed to become friends/sisters. Gay single dads who meet at a conference in Chicago and fall in love. Avery is bookish and has a lot of anxieties whereas Bett is outgoing and almost too lively. We meet Avery and Bett(y), two girls from opposite sides of the US (NYC and LA) who are very different characters, too. Alas, at least I can read about them now and imagine being there. Summer camps, the way they are known and quite popular in the US, have always been something I wished I had had in my life as a kid/teen. I got this book last year but didn't manage to read it in summer then. I can see some similarities, but mostly because of the Summer Camp aspect (which I loved). I saw many reviews comparing this one to a modern day Parent Trap. I'm quickly learning that I much prefer Middle Grade stories to Young Adult. There are fun adventures and twists along the way. Of course the girls develop a friendship that turns closer to sisterhood. She's easy going, fun-loving, and outgoing. It was great on Audio with a full cast of amazing narrators.Īvery is scared of everything, cautious, and a little intense. I really enjoyed how this book is told in emails, along with a few voicemails and some old school letters. The girls are adamant about not becoming friends. They want the girls to go to a summer camp together and get to know each other. (Feb.Middle Grade # 3 down in the books! This book was a delight! Avery Bloom and Bett Devlin don't know each other, but they are about too! They are being raised by single dads, and their dads happen to fall in love. 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. Written entirely in emails and letters, this laugh-out-loud novel showcases the collaborative skills of bestselling authors Sloan ( Short) and Wolitzer ( Bellzhar). 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.
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