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A review by kricketa
Light Years by Tammar Stein
4.0
yet another piece of teen fiction i took home because i no one was checking it out and i felt sorry for it. i'm really glad i did!
"light years" switches back and forth between maya laor's past and present to tell the story of how she lost her boyfriend to a suicide bombing in her native israel, and how she begins to heal and move on during her freshman year at UVA. i really enjoyed the description of israel's mandatory army service for 18-year-olds as well as life in tel aviv. (snarky comment: as opposed to simone elkeles' "how to ruin a summer vacation" you can actually tell that this book takes place in israel.) highly recommended, even at 8 years old.
"light years" switches back and forth between maya laor's past and present to tell the story of how she lost her boyfriend to a suicide bombing in her native israel, and how she begins to heal and move on during her freshman year at UVA. i really enjoyed the description of israel's mandatory army service for 18-year-olds as well as life in tel aviv. (snarky comment: as opposed to simone elkeles' "how to ruin a summer vacation" you can actually tell that this book takes place in israel.) highly recommended, even at 8 years old.