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A review by kellylacey
Love in English by Maria E. Andreu
5.0
I loved this book from start to finish. It reminded me of Judy Blume’s writing but with modern-day feels. When Ana moves with her Mother from Argentina to live her new life in America her whole life gets turned upside down. Her father left previous to create the roots of their new life. His English is very good and now he has expectations for Ana to fit in, stay on top of her grades and learn better English.
It is already tough for any student navigating the daily struggles of school, emotions, boys, girls and studying. Throw into the mix not being able to understand English and the weight of all of that is immense for Ana. What brings respite is the friends she makes in her ESL class and who is this boy in maths that makes paper birds?
Ana is a likeable strong female character and I am sure she will inspire many readers. Although she is meant to be 16 in the book I felt she and the other characters were a little younger. I really loved Neo, he was just as lost as Ana and the two complimented each other so much.
The awkward laugh out loud moments are what make this book extra special. I lived in the ’80s and as Neo and Ana experience some culture from then I was in fits of giggles.
The book is perfect escapism and hopes there are further books with these characters.
Te lo recomiendo mucho!
It is already tough for any student navigating the daily struggles of school, emotions, boys, girls and studying. Throw into the mix not being able to understand English and the weight of all of that is immense for Ana. What brings respite is the friends she makes in her ESL class and who is this boy in maths that makes paper birds?
Ana is a likeable strong female character and I am sure she will inspire many readers. Although she is meant to be 16 in the book I felt she and the other characters were a little younger. I really loved Neo, he was just as lost as Ana and the two complimented each other so much.
The awkward laugh out loud moments are what make this book extra special. I lived in the ’80s and as Neo and Ana experience some culture from then I was in fits of giggles.
The book is perfect escapism and hopes there are further books with these characters.
Te lo recomiendo mucho!