How to Ruin a Summer Vacation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738709611)

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.

Author: Simone Elkeles
ISBN-10: 0738709611
ISBN-13: 9780738709611
Publisher: Flux
Language: English
Published: 10/08/2006
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.24w x 0.57d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 113383 / How to Ruin a Summer Vacation

Award: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Silver Medal Winner

Review Citation(s):
Kliatt 09/01/2006 pg. 21
School Library Journal 12/01/2006 pg. 138
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2006 pg. 166
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2007 pg. 45 - Recommended - Readable