Divorce? A stepmom? A half-brother?? No way!

It is August 31, 2002 and twelve-year-old Marieke won’t be making any more sand castles on Ostend beach. She feels like her childhood is coming to an end and is filled with regret. When she gets back to Paris the day before school starts, her father announces that he is moving in with his young girlfriend and her four-year-old son. Marieke feels like her world is falling apart. It’s too much. She can’t bear it any longer! This time, everything has to change. Whatever it takes.