LISA AND LOTTIE

LISA AND LOTTIE by Erich Kastner

Did you know that Disney's The Parent Trap was based on a book published in 1949? As soon as I heard about it, I ordered a copy, and it's a fun one to wrap the summer up with.

Lisa and Lottie is the story of twins separated at a very young age by their parents' divorce. Lisa lives in Vienna with her father and Lottie in Munich with her mother. Neither one knows that the other exists. When they come face to face with each other accidentally at a summer camp, they are shocked to learn about each other's existence. This may sound like the Disney movie, and the bones of the story are the same, but this story fleshes out a little bit differently. The European setting helps with that! This is a fun summer camp read that progresses into the school year.