To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer - ESSENTIAL

To Night Owl From Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer, 293 pages.  Dial Books (Random House), 2019.  $18.  

Content: Language: G; Mature Content: PG; Violence: G.  

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS – ESSENTIAL  

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

Avery Bloom and Bett Devlin are used to being the most important person in their dad’s lives, so when their dads fall in love and want Avery and Bett to go to summer camp together, neither girl thinks it a good idea.  As Avery and Bett exchange e-mails it becomes very clear that they don’t have a lot in common.  Avery is shy, scared and allergic to most of the world and Bett is brave, daring and always looking to push the limits. What neither girl expects is the friendship that they form and the crazy summer that they will share.  

I loved this read.  The girls are endearing, and the e-mail format actually works to develop the story.  I loved all the minor characters and the story goes past summer camp and into their friendship for a year or more, so I got all the answers I wanted.  Fun read.  The only content is the girls do talk about getting their period.  

Reviewer, C. Peterson