Going Overboard

<p><b>From author Caroline Huntoon comes a sparkling new middle grade novel, <i>Going Overboard</i>,</b> <b>a reverse-Parent Trap story where tweens Piper and Colton must force their parents to break up, or their lives will change forever.</b><br><br>Piper Shapiro has the best mom in the world: Noura, a single parent by choice who always has a plan, whether it's for a spontaneous Saturday adventure or helping Piper navigate middle school as a nonbinary kid. They're a package deal, and they tell each other everything. At least, they used to. But then Noura invites Piper out to dinner with her girlfriend Gwinny . . .and Gwinny’s son, Colton—a boy Piper knows, and doesn't <i>exactly</i> get along with. Piper panics when the realization hits: Noura and Gwinny are serious about each other. Suddenly, Piper’s life as half of a duo has an expiration date, and ze is horrified.<br><br>To put a stop to any potential wedding bells, Piper makes a plan: break up the parents and keep things the way they are—the way they <i>should </i>be. When Gwinny surprises everyone with a get-to-know-each-other cruise for spring break, Piper's game is on—and Colton is in on it. The two of them work hard to make it clear that they are <i>not</i> one big happy family, even though it turns out that Colton might not be so bad after all. But when things with Project Break Up go a bit too far, Piper starts to question everything . . .and realize that maybe a little change isn't a bad thing.</p>