Now that they can't imagine life without each other, will Bett and Avery (who sometimes call themselves Night Owl and Dogfish) figure out a way to be a family?īut things soon go off the rails for the girls (and for their dads too), and they find themselves on a summer adventure that neither of them could have predicted. Questions About To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan (Goodreads Author) Reader Q&A To ask other readers questions about To Night Owl from Dogfish, please sign up. Their dads hope that they will find common ground and become friends-and possibly, one day, even sisters.īut things soon go off the rails for the girls (and for their dads too), and they find themselves on a summer adventure that neither of them could have predicted. When their dads fall in love, Bett and Avery are sent, against their will, to the same sleepaway camp. To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer From two extraordinary authors comes a moving, exuberant, laugh-out-loud novel about. What they have in common is that they are both twelve years old, and are both being raised by single, gay dads. Bett Devlin, who's fearless, outgoing, and loves all animals as well as the ocean, lives in California. This is another book for keeps, a beautiful, beautiful read.From two extraordinary authors comes a moving, exuberant, laugh-out-loud novel about friendship and family, told entirely in emails and letters.Īvery Bloom, who's bookish, intense, and afraid of many things, particularly deep water, lives in New York City. A letter from Marlow Devlin to Bett, To Night Owl from Dogfish You don’t have to fight all your own battles. I will contact the camp if you want me to do that. Bett, never one to let things lie, storms out and confronts them, and then writes to her father about the episode. A letter from Bett to Avery, To Night Owl from DogfishĪnother favourite passage comes at a point when Bett overhears two girls talking about how having a gay dad probably damaged the girl. Both of them have to care about living things in order to be any good at their job. When you think about it doctors + writers aren’t that different. They made me stop and just take a moment to think about them. Just like in any truly lovely book, there were lines that stood out to me. Letter after letter is exchanged (without seeming at all contrived) through the course of the book and I chuckled, gasped and cried. Avery Bloom, whos bookish, intense, and afraid of many things, particularly deep water, lives in New York City. You may think you can imagine where things go from there, but there’s no way you can predict everything that happens in this book peopled with all kinds of characters from Bett’s grandmother Gaga to Avery’s biological mother Kristina. To Night Owl From Dogfish From two extraordinary authors, Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer, comes a moving, exuberant, laugh-out-loud novel about friendship and family, told entirely in emails and letters. And then, how can they not share information about their dads? Slowly, they tell each other all about themselves, their families, their dreams … From two extraordinary authors comes a moving, exuberant, laugh-out-loud novel about.
An email once in a while can’t hurt, though. Bett and Avery are sent away for a camp so that they can bond with each other and become sisters, but they decide not to talk to each other at all because they refuse to become friends, let alone sisters. Bett is outdoorsy, adventures and a bit of a daredevil. These 12-year-old girls are complete opposites. In the way of stories – and real life – nothing goes according to plan. To Night Owl From Dogfish is centered around two girls, Bett Devlin (Dogfish) and Avery Bloom (Night Owl), who are secretly set up by their dads to go to summer camp so that they will become friends. They don’t want two families to become one! They’re happy by themselves and determined to cast a spoke in their fathers’ wheels. To Night Owl from Dogfish Holly Goldberg Sloan, Meg Wolitzer 4.10 8,317 ratings1,726 reviews Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Middle Grade & Children's (2019) Avery Bloom, who's bookish, intense, and afraid of many things, particularly deep water, lives in New York City. In fact, the relationship is so serious that they want their daughters to get to know each other.īett writes to Night Owl, aka Avery. She checks his email and discovers that he is in a relationship with Avery’s father, Sam Bloom.
The way no one can tell you what is or isn't a family. The way families are made from people who want to be together more than they want to be apart. Dogfish, aka Bett, loves snooping on her father. Holly Goldberg Sloan, To Night Owl from Dogfish 1 likes Like Here's what we have seen: The way one story ends but then starts up again.
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It’s crazy, full of laugh-out-loud humour, and poignant (yes, I did cry over it). To Night Owl from Dogfish is right up there with the best of them.
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