I watched The Parent Trap over and over when I was a little girl. I loved the story of two identical twins raised apart who meet at summer camp and scheme to reunite their divorced parents.
To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer caught my attention because its premise sounded like The Parent Trap in reverse. Two twelve-year-old girls, Avery and Bett, are being raised by single, gay dads on opposite sides of the country. When their dads meet at a conference and fall in love, they decide to send the girls to the same summer camp. But Bett finds out and emails Avery. The two agree that they don’t want to meet at camp, and they don’t want their families to change.
The story is told entirely in letters (mostly emails) over the next year and a half. I’m not always a fan of epistolary novels, but this one works because the two girls have such distinct personalities and writing styles. Avery (a.k.a. Night Owl) is an intense New Yorker who worries about a lot of things. Bett (a.k.a. Dogfish) is an outdoorsy and fearless Californian. It’s fun to see the story unfold through their different viewpoints.
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Unique way to tell a story and it sounds like it works. I’ll be looking for this one to add to my pile of books to read this summer. Thanks for the post.
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This really is a different take on a of the Parent Trap idea. I love that the story works very well. It is so current and readers will enjoy the plotting and discussions. Great post!
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I loved The Parent Trap as well. This sounds like a fun book. I actually like epistolary novels. I will try to get a copy of this. Thanks for the heads up.
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I was obsessed with The Parent Trap growing up- so you sold me on this book right from your first sentence. I am definitely curious about this one and the format sounds fun. 🙂
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Sprinkles also loved The Parent Trap so suggested Marshmallow read this book and she finally did! Here is Marshmallow’s review of To Night Owl from Dogfish:
https://bookbunnies.blog/2019/10/26/marshmallow-reviews-to-night-owl-from-dogfish-by-holly-goldberg-sloan-and-meg-wolitzer/
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I enjoyed Marshmallow’s review!
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