Love and Other Foreign Words

Fiction - YA, Social Issues, Kids, Teen, Love and Romance
Cover of the book Love and Other Foreign Words by Erin McCahan, Penguin Young Readers Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Erin McCahan ISBN: 9781101625972
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group Publication: May 1, 2014
Imprint: Dial Books Language: English
Author: Erin McCahan
ISBN: 9781101625972
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication: May 1, 2014
Imprint: Dial Books
Language: English

Equal parts comedy and coming of age, this is a whip-smart, big-hearted, laugh-out-loud love story about sisters, friends, and what it means to love at all.

Can anyone be truly herself—or truly in love—in a language that's not her own?

Sixteen-year-old Josie lives her life in translation. She speaks High School, College, Friends, Boyfriends, Break-ups, and even the language of Beautiful Girls. But none of these is her native tongue--the only people who speak that are her best friend Stu and her sister Kate. So when Kate gets engaged to an epically insufferable guy, how can Josie see it as anything but the mistake of a lifetime? Kate is determined to bend Josie to her will for the wedding; Josie is determined to break Kate and her fiancé up. As battles are waged over secrets and semantics, Josie is forced to examine her feelings for the boyfriend who says he loves her, the sister she loves but doesn't always like, and the best friend who hasn't said a word--at least not in a language Josie understands.

“Josie’s a rarity in teen literature, a genuine original . . . Lively characters and a satisfying plot foil reader expectations in the best possible way.”—Kirkus Reviews

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Equal parts comedy and coming of age, this is a whip-smart, big-hearted, laugh-out-loud love story about sisters, friends, and what it means to love at all.

Can anyone be truly herself—or truly in love—in a language that's not her own?

Sixteen-year-old Josie lives her life in translation. She speaks High School, College, Friends, Boyfriends, Break-ups, and even the language of Beautiful Girls. But none of these is her native tongue--the only people who speak that are her best friend Stu and her sister Kate. So when Kate gets engaged to an epically insufferable guy, how can Josie see it as anything but the mistake of a lifetime? Kate is determined to bend Josie to her will for the wedding; Josie is determined to break Kate and her fiancé up. As battles are waged over secrets and semantics, Josie is forced to examine her feelings for the boyfriend who says he loves her, the sister she loves but doesn't always like, and the best friend who hasn't said a word--at least not in a language Josie understands.

“Josie’s a rarity in teen literature, a genuine original . . . Lively characters and a satisfying plot foil reader expectations in the best possible way.”—Kirkus Reviews

More books from Penguin Young Readers Group

Cover of the book The Awakening #1 by Erin McCahan
Cover of the book Where Is the Serengeti? by Erin McCahan
Cover of the book Merry Christmas, Peanut! by Erin McCahan
Cover of the book When the Wind Blows by Erin McCahan
Cover of the book Screen Queens by Erin McCahan
Cover of the book Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Erin McCahan
Cover of the book Chicken Feathers by Erin McCahan
Cover of the book Forged in Ninja Steel by Erin McCahan
Cover of the book Pirates Don't Take Baths by Erin McCahan
Cover of the book We Dine With Cannibals by Erin McCahan
Cover of the book The King's Rose by Erin McCahan
Cover of the book Big & Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd) by Erin McCahan
Cover of the book Everything Else in the Universe by Erin McCahan
Cover of the book Still Life by Erin McCahan
Cover of the book You in Five Acts by Erin McCahan
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy