Here is the engaging, funny story of a boy caught in the juggling act of life with divorced parents. Every summer John flies to Los Angeles for his annual visit with Dad. But one week a year sure isn"t a lot of time for father/son bonding, particularly when your father is a workaholic who always schedules more meetings with clients than outings with his one-and-only son. Not to mention the embarrassing fact that Dad always has a new girlfriend hanging around. In the past it"s been near impossible to grab some quality time with his father, but this summer John refuses to give up without a fight. He"s sick of feeling like a stranger in "Dadland." Amy Goldman Koss"s four previous novels have been highly praised for their "humor and insight" (The Horn Book) and "sensitive and imaginative characters" (The Bulletin of the Center for Children"s Books). Her recent novel The Ashwater Experiment was named to several best-of-the-year lists.