Violet is not impressed with her TV director dad: hes decided to abandon his family in Vancouver to start over with a new younger wife in LA. To Violet, its like hes traded his old life for a better one complete with new and improved children. To make matters worse, her mom has taken up with a dorky new man called Dudley Wiener. Violet decides to take control. She needs a new stepfather who is perfect, charming and will show Dad what hes missing: she needs George Clooney, Hollywood superstar.

Susin Nielsen got her start writing for popular television series,Degrassi Junior High. Since then, shes written for many Canadian TV shows and her young adult novels have received considerable critical acclaim.Word NerdandMy Messed-Up Lifewon multiple Young Readers Choice Awards.The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsenwon the UKLA Award, the prestigious Governor Generals Literary Award, the Canadian Library Associations Childrens Book of the Year and many Young Readers Choice Awards, whileWe Are All Made of Moleculeswas longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Susin lives in Vancouver with her family and two extremely destructive cats.