A fun caper about two girls sent to the same summer camp by their single gay dads, who are dating each other and want the girls to to get know each other, since they might become family. The girls—one Black, one White; one adventurous, one bookish—resist at first, thinking they have little in common. Bett is an adventurous surfer from California; Avery is bookish and fears the water. They communicate by e-mail to foil their dads’ plan—but ultimately find they are looking forward to being sisters. The authors throw in a few plot twists, however, that keep this from being a boring, linear story of creating a family. Yes, family is found, but not in the way most readers might initially guess. Told through e-mail exchanges between the girls and the various other colorful characters, this is a fun tale full of escapades that should delight young readers, with an underlying message about family that manages to be both fresh and meaningful.
Pair this book with The Sister Split, about two girls trying to stop the wedding of their parents and the merging of their families.
