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How to Ruin a Summer Vacation

Name: How to Ruin a Summer Vacation
ISBN: 9780738709611

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Simone Elkeles

North Star Editions · Ebook · October 8, 2006

Reading lane: New Experiences for Teens

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Why This Clicks

Summer, Recalibrated

A teenager’s grudge and mall-daydreams meet the realities of an unfamiliar family summer in Israel.

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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

Book Details

Authors: Simone Elkeles
Publisher: North Star Editions
Published: October 8, 2006
Format: Ebook
Theme: New Experiences for Teens · YA Divorce & Marriage Stories
Reading lane: New Experiences for Teens

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Middle East for Teens
New Experiences for Teens

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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. 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.