Patchwork chaos family ahoy. Rita has been looking forward to her tenth birthday for ages. She lives with her mother Julia by Pichelsee in Berlin's Little Venice - the perfect place for a great celebration, complete with a sailing regatta treasure hunt, a life-sized marzipan cake, and a visit from Dad from Spain. But then everything changes: Mom has a new boyfriend who moves in with his three annoying sons. And one of them shares the same birthday as her. For Rita, it's clear: they have to go. But everything she tries backfires. Her only refuge is the restaurant ship Alte Liebe - with hot chocolate and fish sandwiches. Successful screenwriter Valentina Brüning is now also making her mark in children's literature. The perfect, super-funny summer read.