How to Ruin a Summer Vacation
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North Star Editions · Ebook · October 8, 2006
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- Who it’s for
- A teenager’s grudge and mall-daydreams meet the realities of an unfamiliar family summer in Israel.
- Themes
- Estranged father-daughter relationship, Adjusting to life in Israel, Family and belonging
- Genres
- Contemporary YA Romance, Middle East for Teens, Coming of Age
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How To Ruin a Summer Vacation Moshav? What’s a moshav? Is it “shopping mall” in Hebrew? I mean, from what Jessica was telling me, Israeli stores have the latest fashions from Europe. That black dress Jessica has is really awesome. I know I’d be selling out if I go to a mall with Ron (my biological father), but I keep thinking about all the great stuff I could bring back home. Unfortunately for 16-year-old Amy Nelson, “moshav” is not Hebrew for “shopping mall.” Not even close.
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Think goats, not Gucci. Going to Israel with her estranged Israeli father is the last thing Amy wants to do this summer. She’s got a serious grudge against her dad for showing up so rarely in her life. Now he’s dragging her to a war zone to meet a family she’s never known, where she’ll probably be drafted into the army. At the very least, she’ll be stuck in a house with no AC and only one bathroom for seven people all summer—no best friend, no boyfriend, no shopping, no cell phone… Goodbye pride—hello Israel.
Summer, Recalibrated
A teenager’s grudge and mall-daydreams meet the realities of an unfamiliar family summer in Israel.
Come here for
- Teenage frustration colliding with moshav life
- Family tension with a culture-clash edge
Expect
- A summer far from malls, friends, and familiar comforts
- A grumbling voice facing comic reversals
Where it sits
| Contemporary YA Romance | 61% |
|---|---|
| Middle East for Teens | 34% |
| Coming of Age | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Middle East for Teens
- New Experiences for Teens
- Authors
- Simone Elkeles
- Publisher
- North Star Editions
- Published
- October 8, 2006
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Estranged father-daughter relationship · Adjusting to life in Israel · Family and belonging
- Reading lane
- Middle East for Teens