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First published in 2010 in Canada by Tundra Books as Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom.
Summary: Violet is not impressed with her TV director dad - he's decided to abandon his family in Vancouver to start over with a new younger wife in LA. To Violet, it's like he's 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 he's missing - she needs George Clooney, Hollywood superstar.