Ginny Morris and Dad’s New Girlfriend

If time traveling were a real thing, I’d zap back to the exact minute I asked my mom if I could take piano lessons, and I wouldn’t ask that question. Because then Mom wouldn’t have found Mrs. Winters right her in her apartment building, and I wouldn’t be sitting in Mrs. Winters’s living room right now, waiting to play ＂Waltz of the Sunflowers＂ in front of a bunch of dressed-up people.

My fingers wouldn’t be tingling.

And I wouldn’t be nervous about my parents, who are divorced and not in the habit of being in the same room. Like they are right now. At this exact minute.

Ginny Morris’s parents are divorced, which is bad enough, but now her dad has a girlfriend! Who is this strange man who’s become a clean freak and smiles all the time? Will her dad still be the same dad? Will he still have time for her? Does this ruin any chance her parents will get back together? Does her mom care that Dad has a girlfriend? Is it okay if Ginny likes his girlfriend?

Ginny sorts through her feelings with the help of her best friend, her journal--and finally, some heart-to-heart talks with Mom and Dad themselves.

Mary Collins Gallagher, MA, LPC, is a school counselor who has worked with hundreds of children before, during, and after their parents’ divorce. She is the author of Ginny Morris and Mom’s House, Dad’s House and Ginny Morris and Dad’s New Girlfriend. She has three grown children and lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

Whitney Martin’s illustrations have appeared in books, magazines, and catalogs, and he has worked on many animation projects, including Walt Disney movies. Before his career as an artist, he was a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. Whitney now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife and two children. He is the illustrator of Big Ernie’s New Home, Cory Stories, Ginny Morris and Mom’s House, Dad’s House, and Ginny Morris and Dad’s New Girlfriend.