Eleven-year-old Cornelius is horrified. He learns not only that his father has a girlfriend, but also that she is the mother of the new girl in class, Anne. And it is crystal clear that Anne is not a good person to pick on. The only good thing about all this is that she is just as opposed to her parents' planned wedding as Cornelius is. So the two children team up and hatch a plan to stop the wedding.

The author empathetically tells about the problems of blended families, about the feelings of two children, with understanding for their anger, disappointment and loneliness, and about the incredible will that, despite their dislike for each other, the children want to achieve a common goal. To do this, the hero and heroine must jump over their own shadow, and with that the first step has already been taken. It is important to the author that we take children seriously. If they are faced with the facts in a grand project like a blended family, this is followed by rebellion. Christine Nöstlinger is a master at describing problems clearly and unambiguously with subtle humor, without moralizing. (adapted from Bukla)

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