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Love and Other Foreign Words
by Erin McCahan
I practically inhaled this book. The blurb for it says "fans of John Green and Robin Rowell" but I would also add "Francisco X. Stork."
The main character, Josie, is highly gifted. She's also slightly clueless about the impact of her actions on others as well as has an over-sensitivity to environmental stimuli-- but she manages to "blend in" at school by being on the volleyball team and not carrying a briefcase around, and pretending to understand social situations.
She perceives the world around her as various communities of "languages." For example, she translates in her head the "Ohmig*d" language of high school wherein "shut up" means "I am embarassed by you pointing out how beautiful I am" etc.
She is the younger sister of two beautiful, much older sisters whom she adores. But one of the sisters, Kate, is about to get married, and Josie does not like the fiancee at all. He is a know-it-all, socially clueless, demands all of Kate's time....and Josie feels like she's losing her sister, just when things are getting interesting in the dating department.
This book is snarky banter-licious. Banter between parent and child, banter between Josie and best friend Stu, and banter between Josie and sister Kate. And I am a sucker for snarky banter that evokes a rich, deep emotional relationship-- which is what this book is all about.
Very, very sweet YA romance featuring heroine Josie with her languages framework translating the social complexity of the world into teenage-understandable chunks
The main character, Josie, is highly gifted. She's also slightly clueless about the impact of her actions on others as well as has an over-sensitivity to environmental stimuli-- but she manages to "blend in" at school by being on the volleyball team and not carrying a briefcase around, and pretending to understand social situations.
She perceives the world around her as various communities of "languages." For example, she translates in her head the "Ohmig*d" language of high school wherein "shut up" means "I am embarassed by you pointing out how beautiful I am" etc.
She is the younger sister of two beautiful, much older sisters whom she adores. But one of the sisters, Kate, is about to get married, and Josie does not like the fiancee at all. He is a know-it-all, socially clueless, demands all of Kate's time....and Josie feels like she's losing her sister, just when things are getting interesting in the dating department.
This book is snarky banter-licious. Banter between parent and child, banter between Josie and best friend Stu, and banter between Josie and sister Kate. And I am a sucker for snarky banter that evokes a rich, deep emotional relationship-- which is what this book is all about.
Very, very sweet YA romance featuring heroine Josie with her languages framework translating the social complexity of the world into teenage-understandable chunks